Sometimes it takes a thief 
to teach us some truth.  
Any good robber
knows this one:
the stronger the lock 
the bigger the prize. 


Richard loved locks.  
He became obsessed
with security. 
Richard locked everything, 
from the silverware drawer 
to the emergency switches.  
He even locked up
the toilet paper. 


Richard was fired
for losing perspective.  
He had become hostile 
and unapproachable and 
he couldn't be unlocked.  
Nobody ever seemed
to have the right key. 

Sometimes it takes a thief 
to teach us some truth.  
Perhaps the prize was greater 
than any of us imagined. 

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