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Proclivity MAG

September 15, 2014
By Lets_call_me_Lily DIAMOND, Auckland, Other
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They&#039;ll call it chance, or luck, or they&#039;ll call it Fate.<br /> - Neil Gaiman

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The proclivity is there
unspoken (maybe mentioned by spoken silence and a few perky responses met with
awkward silence) raking its way from the nether regions of the brain
numbing (not denying, but not encouraging, just kind of suppressing, impressing as
Not Important)
but it is (it is oh it is ohitis!), and it shows
In the  – hesitation – so eloquent in its uncertainty and its silence
(the lack of defined) borders and desire

© Brian N., Phoenix, AZ

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A bit of an exploration into the use of brackets, and using the words outside as a sort of framing narrative

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