never understanding it all
it’s easy not to get
especially in the moment
unless of course your awareness
is extraordinarily spot on
how do you account for the fact
your lifeline is thinning
what was once a rope
has become but a shoelace
recollections are far from perfect
a few as vivid as rain
pouring down on a monday morning
causing your eyes to open
october two thousand twenty-one
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