hedged
raze that castle of a house
sold to someone rich enough
to live in it.
i wonder if they'll preserve
the fortress of shrubs
trimmed to resemble
small green people
who've spent their lives
waiting for answers
to questions that have never
left their clipped lips,
or if they'll hack away
at their faces
until they've been cowed
into feigning satisfaction.
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what's it to you?
who go
blather
from