Lithuanians don’t say hello to strangers.
Too many years of government oversight?
They don’t say hello to first time retail customers.
No names are put on receipts.
Woman’s place is vouchsafe
And strictly enforced
In orthodox middle east countries.
So much baggage.
Barbaric describes the “other”.
To cross into universality
Requires acceptance of “truth”
Beyond our cultural borders.
A “Brave New World” would surmount
Our inexhaustible inventory of identity
In exchange for agreement
And the inherent loss of “humanness”.
If we all agree to the King’s splendid clothes
How can we see his nakedness?
I will set you free from sight
And burden you with miracles.
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