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Island of Minds

Saskatchewan is a country.

I disagree.

Toronto is just in your face.

Adapt.

Fuel the conversation with something funny.

I’ll wait.

The sweetest people I know
Are gearing up for war.

The pressure is on.

I am me and you are you.
Don’t disrupt the system.

Break the boundaries of the
Outsiders and blend together.

But be scared.

We are a handful of personalities.

So say goodbye to your innocence.
A smile is all we sneak in, and then
It’s constant stares circling the room.

Danger. Do not enter.
Get lost in the adventure.

Let’s band together and protest.
Start making signs and plan the attack.
But control our temper.
The wild isn’t disorder.
We are just a heard stuck on an island

wanting to be free.

Let

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