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The Door to the House of Democracy
by Owen Gallagher

The door to the house of democracy
   is being kicked in
      its windows smashed
         roof stripped

all that’s left is a shell of a building
   that once housed many

      it’s currently floating    
        on the stock market
          it is not a listed building

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