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Origami People are flat and sharp.
They are made from yesterday’s news.
They hide the Classifieds in their creases.
They give paper cuts to those that come close.

They are made from yesterday’s news.
Old gossip glossed up to look fresh
They give paper cuts to those that come close.
If they ever unfold, they expose their secrets.

Old gossip glossed up to look fresh
The words of others makes up who they are.
If they ever unfold, they expose their secrets.
They are fragile, but we pretend not to notice.

The words of others makes up who they are.
They hide the Classifieds in their creases.
They are fragile, but we pretend not to notice.
Origami people are flat and sharp.

First appeared in The Brine May 1, 2018

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