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East Palace, West Palace

“𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯.” In the end, we all want to relay all the ways in how we survived. Much like stageplay, a man caught for cruising is trapped in a confined space with a police officer, trying to let his past flourish, give flying colors to who he is. Done so delicately. Like dance. Tethered tenderness. Edging. And ends in a rapture that shocks, saddens, and yet it’s all a big bout of unknowingness, much too much for one person. “𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦.”