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{ cognitive dissonance }
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there once was a girl who got in the wrong world.

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she existed in rhythm with other people.
in a world of public parks, cafes and metropolitan cities,
but none of it was was familiar.
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she tried to convince herself that she was living somewhere else.
behind the canvas of paintings, between the pages of books, immersed in the long dry laments of jazz.

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and then, after making a complete fool of herself,
she opened her eyes,
she realized that she had been mislead—

the way up and the way down were arbitrary distinctions.

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she saw all around her a contradiction and within herself a breathing paradox.
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her mind and this world,
straining against each other without being able to embrace each other.
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she wrote a note:
my mind’s sentiment for unity,

this atomistic universe, and the contradiction

that binds them,

there is no secret behind this,

it’s absurd, and only that.

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photo: Chris Labrooy @chrislabrooy