They say a single word can ruin a man’s future.

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They say a single word can ruin a man’s future.

But I’ve seen the lists: 
fifty-seven names preserved, 
grown-ups hiding truths in secret files.

Strange, 
how a whispered warning 
is heavier 
than fifty-seven names, 
louder than the silence keeping watch.

They hunt for her name,
a shadow in the dark, 
ignoring the wolves 
still standing in the light.

Quicker to unmask the whisperer 
than to name the men 
who made her run.

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