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Poetic Podcast Episode 38 Bop

Hegemonic, flippy-floppy, swip-swoppy, 
filled to the brim with utter hypocrisy.
It’s okay for your team but not the other,
loaded dice cheating your way to the top. 
Should have known at 17 what happens 
when you choose to think for yourself.

I was once more engaged, until I saw 
things for the game of dodgeball they are.

Keyboarders will join an online duel 
but don’t see their own communities.
How about backing a stranger up while  
giving a block to a friend of ten years  
without even trying to talk it out. 
Your priorities are stacked against you. 
Those morals only exist on your profile.
Trust me, I know you’re not the only one. 

I was once more engaged, until I saw 
things for the game of dodgeball they are.

Stay out of the firing range. Be discrete. 
Only wave a flag you can explain,
anything else? Sit back, get educated. 
But that’s not hot, that’s not on trend.
Until etiquette makes sense? 
I’ll follow MY OWN agenda. 

I was once more engaged, until I saw 
things for the game of dodgeball they are.

Copyright © Melani Udaeta

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