is 'family values'-for all that it defends
and encapsulates in people, what it denies
is any valid exit from all it upholds.
Very few people are born orphans,
and even fewer are allowed to remain so
with dignity. Thus family values
force all seeking a life outside of the family
to be so driven by the need for escape
that they become enraged whilst trapped,
and get further trapped in their anger
when they finally, permanently, escape.
Learning to lie by omission to family
to be similar enough to them to be polite,
and keep your own space outside their system
is an art beyond art, beyond all explanation.
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