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Sit Up Straight

You have to act professional

You have to cross your legs and smile

The words in your mouth are fake

They're proper

The sounds are plastic

Your poise is modeled

Limbs glazed over

I know you're not real

I know when everyone leaves you *****

You have to lie

They're setting you up

The crowd of eyes

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mellifluous
American
Published
Mar 24, 2012
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