Little Houses On the Hillside

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white picket fences and green green green grass

and pink and blue houses all in a row.

with floral curtains. like eyelids sewn shut.

there's a bear in there. lions and tigers too. oh my.
but all people see are the pretty pretty pink and blue houses

with pretty pretty curtains covered in pretty pretty flowers

and with pretty pretty people in the gardens.
make up masks. you can hide anything with foundation

blemishes

sleepless nights

bruises

but don't ask, don't tell, accept the pretty pretty houses and let the pretty pretty people cover up secrets

and play with their bears.

if we can't see it, does it really exist?

there's a yellow patch in the green green grass.