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The word was not muchausen
She got herself into it
Therefore, the only one
She can turn to
Is herself
But she can't get out
It was Stockholm
She got herself into it
Therefore, the only one
She can turn to
Is herself
But she can't get out
It was Stockholm
As wekk as muchausen, the
As well as muchausen, the poem seems to imply the Stockholm Sundrome. The poem is powerful in its brevity, but it also has a very chilling edge to it.
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Stockholm syndrome
Yes. It was not Munchausen.
Though her captor would have made it seem otherwise.
Chilling indeed.
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And please forgive my typo in
And please forgive my typo in the subject field of the previous post. My left hand is not yet fully repaired, so typing is still a difficulty.
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Captivity is one of the most
Captivity is one of the most chilling of human traits---whether it is some nut keeping young girls in a cellar in the suburbs, or a uniformed jack-boot running a concentration camp, and the entrance gate says Arbeit Macht Frei.
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Humans
Cruel and unusual creatures. My heart sinks in my stomach when thinking about just how sick they can be toward other living beings.
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Yes indeed.
Yes indeed.
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