finding yourself on the bright side
it’s not the first time
death came knocking
and this time
we were more than happy
to open the next door
perhaps this time
something a little less dark
and a touch more creative
—something along the lines of
not trying to do too much
reawakened on city streets
wiped clean by recent rains
children on the sidelines
sport buckets of neon chalk
free for anyone to use
december two thousand twenty-four
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