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Poem: Onus
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Poem: Onus

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Simon Sweetman
Jul 24, 2016
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the onus is on us

nearly upon us

we made it and now

we can’t escape it, scratching

at us, clawing deep, getting trapped

inside us. That is why

it’s on us. And that’s why it’s onus.

Wonder if one day it’ll

own us?

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