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Juxtaposition

I am unbreakable,
Strong like steel,
No, diamond.
You can hurt me.
That’s fine.
I’ll bounce
Right 
Back.

I am frail,
Flimsy like playing cards,
Barely here,
Barely hanging on.
You can push me.
That’s fine.
I’ll fall
Down
Slowly.

I am broken,
Shattered like mirrors,
Splintered on the floor.
You can break me.
That’s fine.
It’s just
Another 
Crack.

I am intact,
Held together like patchwork,
Carefully fixed.
You can tear me.
That’s fine. 
I was made
Like
That.

I am loud,
Crashing like the waves,
Pounding to the shore.
You can hush me.
That’s fine.
I won’t
Stay
Quiet.

I am undefined,
Unknown like fire,
A mystery even science can’t classify.
You can label me.
That’s fine.
I’ll tear
It 
Off.

I am invisible,
Hidden like gravity,
Still very much here. 
You can see me.
That’s fine.
Blink and I 
Disappear.

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