Words Never Matter

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They have put him in a humid room

With white walls and uncomfortable chairs

He is alone now, but that will change

A new face will enter, and the questions will begin

The questions won’t matter

The answers won’t matter

The words never matter in situations like these

But they will develop a pattern between them

Back and forth, to and fro, give and take, attack and parry

They will smile as they chat

There will be the illusion of trustworthiness

And the pretence of trust

But no one will be fooled

In the end it will be an empty conversation

In an empty room

There will be no impact

Everyone’s mind was made up already

The decision firm before they entered the room

This is what happens

I have seen it unfold just this way

Countless times in countless rooms

I still can’t tell if they put on this show

For each other, or for themselves.

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