mother
counting down the days
ten-nine-eight
see me as a babe
light as a feather
flung into the air
by two strong arms
seven-six-five
graduations
weddings
funerals
repetition
four-three-two
growing older
graying hair
in sickness &
in health
one-zero-blastoff
july two thousand twenty-four
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