"why is kindness dangerous?"

He wore his shadow like a name 

Stayed on the edges of the game 

The lunch bell blew a winter wind  

No one kept a seat for him 

Notes like stones weighed down his pack   

Whispers circled, sharp attack 

Eyes cast down to hide the ache 

Why does kindness feel so dangerous? 

He watched the numbers fall like leaves 

Chasing a body he could keep 

The mirror loosened at the seams 

Still the gossip beat its drum 

Jokes like pennies, tossed as rain 

Every word cut just the same 

He could fade to dust one day 

Tell me, why does kindness feel so dangerous? 

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