<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443904" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>These Are Symptoms</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Rather than to admit to madness, <br>It was left unaddressed and explosed.<br>Rather than prevent it in its steps, <br>And arresting its progress...<br>The symptoms were ignored, <br>As a decision everyone then chose.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Locally, <br>People were still stuck...<br>In a 'they' and 'them' mindset.<br>Having no interests in backyard events.<br>Not even to be curious enough, <br>To take a peek through the fence.<br>Set in their ways and making less sense.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Accepting and tolerating a decline of their lives.<br>Not wishing to cause trouble...<br>So they kept their mouths closed, <br>To minimize the hassle.<br>And made any complaints, <br>In muffled tones in their homes.<br>As if a disease had arrived to condone.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And one did! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Rather than to admit to madness, <br>It was left unaddressed and explosed.<br>Rather than prevent it in its steps, <br>And arresting its progress...<br>The symptoms were ignored, <br>As a decision everyone then chose.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Locally, <br>People were still stuck...<br>In a 'they' and 'them' mindset.<br>Having no interests in backyard events.<br>Not even to be curious enough, <br>To take a peek through the fence.<br>Set in their ways and making less sense.<br>And...<br>Babbling incoherently.<br>Pointing to each other as another would agree.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'No.No.No, <br>They're sick.'<br>These are symptoms! <br>~No.No.<br>They are.~<br>These are symptoms! <br>*No.No.<br>We're not! *<br>These are symptoms! <br>'They are.'<br>These are symptoms! <br>~Nooo.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'No.No.No, <br>She's sick.'<br>These are symptoms! <br>~No.No.<br>He is.~<br>These are symptoms! <br>*No.No.<br>THEY are.*<br>These are symptoms! <br>'NO! '<br>These are symptoms! <br>~Nooo.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'No.No.No, <br>They're sick.'<br>These are symptoms! <br>~No.No.<br>They are.~<br>These are symptoms! <br>*No.No.<br>We're not! *<br>These are symptoms! <br>'They are.'<br>These are symptoms! <br>~Nooo.~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">These are symptoms! <br>~No.~<br>Symptoms, <br>Yes! <br>These are symptoms! <br>~No.~<br>Symptoms, <br>Yes! <br>These are symptoms! <br>~No.~<br>Symptoms, <br>Yes! <br>These are symptoms.<br>~No.~<br>These are symptoms.<br>Symptoms.<br>Symptoms.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=443904" data-title="These Are Symptoms de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Rather than to admit to madness, It was left unaddressed and explosed. Rather than prevent it in its steps, And arresting its progress... The symptoms were ignored, As a decision everyone then chose. Locally, People were still stuck... In a '..."></div> </div> </div>

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