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While the in crowd

congratulated itself

for the achievement of being in

the same dark room as others who think the same

others realized that you can

only smell the flowers

by going outside

into the light of the dawn

while the in-crowd

shut down anyone

who dared to speak of anything other

than the room they don’t want to leave

the outsiders realized that the only thing worse

than hearing an idea that you don’t like

is continuing to love a wrong idea

after a glimpse of the garden

just outside the window

tempted them to experience the forbidden

caress of spirit wind

that replaces the stench of winter

with the fresh scent of spring

they decided to move on

from the box

that the in-crowd

boxed themselves in

the outsiders embraced life

and the honest conversations in the sun

that come as seasons turn

away from what they have always known

and perhaps this is why

the in crowd hates them

even though the in crowd could experience the same thing

if they were willing to move from indoor

to outdoor thinking

some people just don’t want to move on