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poetry by j matthew waters

the jump start


the creation story
rewriting itself
every morning
you open your eyes

I remember
she once told me
‘I’m not myself’
leading me to believe
she was finally starting
to understand

I’m not about to
dissect every single
week by week interval
but I am prepared
to trace back & slice out
a piece of time
the one that says yes
this is where it started




march two thousand twenty-one
copyright j matthew waters
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4 thoughts on “the jump start

  1. What a lovely piece.

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