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*Time stood still, and so did I,*
*The whispers of words unknown filled my mind,*
*I could feel it even before you said the word,*
*I don't know why each word heard hurt so much,*
*But I do know I once liked the storm in your eyes,*. 
*Not anymore because I can see you clearly now.*
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*It all happened with life and lies,*
*Birthed by the society even before we were born,*
*We were bred in it and grew in the rain and storm it brings,*
*Bathe in it and defecate in the shallow made from it,*
*We were taught to abide by it because with it, there's victory.*
*Lies upon lies that don't seem to end.*
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*I have heard stories of how things truly work,*
*The give and take of lives it is called,*
*Whatever you give, you'll receive in tons,*
*But I have never seen that happened to  the deeds done before,*
*Or, maybe Karma has found a better way to heed the call.*
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*Karma! The word that is meant to put fear in men,*
*But even in it presence, men still go to war,*
*Raping and killing whoever comes their way,*
*With the screams of the maiden never seems to end,*
*I still find it hard to believe if Karma truly cares.*
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*Reciprocity, the maiden's lips cursed,*
*You shall receive all that you've given me in tons,*
*And so the warrior laughed with rotten teeth and said,*
*I don't give a shithole what happens to me,*
*And I think Karma heard it because it made it a ripple effect,*
*On the people that he seems to care about.*
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*But is that truly fair? The curse of one man?*
*And the generational ripple effect gotten from the word reciprocity,*
*Why should it be like that? I once asked my Sensei,*
*And he replied in words I have never heard of,*
*That is how I found myself here, understanding things better,*
*Knowing whatever I do will be received by my offspring.*
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*And with that, I looked towards the sky as I toiled endlessly,*
*Glad I could see the light in people who are damned,*
*And not hurt them because they did hurt me,*
*Never cursed them because they cursed me,*
*Love filled my heart towards them,*
*And I think they must have felt it, because now, they can see me clearly.*
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*<sub>[Image-Source](https://pixabay.com/photos/hands-open-candle-candlelight-1926414/)</sub>*
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*<sub>This is my response to [Blockchainpoets Prompt](https://peakd.com/hive-161465/@hive-161465/blockchainpoets-weekly-prompt-reciprocity) on [Reciprocracy](https://peakd.com/hive-161465/@hive-161465/blockchainpoets-weekly-prompt-reciprocity).</sub>*
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Still yours truly, 
Balikis.

*Thanks for reading.*

***Peace be unto those who crave it and more to those who chase it away.***