The Sacrifice
you can see them
if you just look
they are everywhere
blood dripping from their fingertips
eyes filled with rage
heads bowed
feet shuffling
as they move through their day
making sounds
no one admits they recognize
but they do, they do
people look away
tell themselves
it’s just the walking wounded
those eaten by society
in order to sustain itself
the chosen ones
sacrificed
so that the powerful
can live
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