One ready-made excuse

Take this and vanish gracefully.

I've wandered away for a lanyard parade,
And the service floor can keep the beat,
while my final thin thread goes on strike,
I'll answer when I return to the fort,
And pretend this delay was a sport.

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Tweak it, steal it, disappear for a while. Leave the breadcrumb if it feels charming.

Keep the same energy

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