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People to whom bad things happen,
And people who do bad things, and
People who let bad things happen,

Have all been part of the palette
Of who you are, if you’re human,
If you’re a person. You’re people.

Maybe you’re not. Maybe you’re thought
Disembodied or embodied
In a device that isn’t flesh,

Or in flesh that isn’t human,
Reading these few lines of English
For whatever absurd reason.

Maybe you’d like to ask some words
Associated with humans,
From someone among the people

Who have bad, do bad, let bad things
Happen to them, what art is this?
None. It’s not art, just a palette.