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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the town is vacant
abandoned by war
can you feel me
trembling with fear
the moon is afire
and the field is aglow
can you see me
chasing the wind
the bridge is out
and the river is frozen
can you hear me
calling your name
the border is near
attracting me closer
your arms reach out
unbelievably we embrace
december two thousand sixteen
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on the first day of may
all the lonely children
gathered to play a game
each venturing to hide
within the seven wonders
on the first day of may
the sun refused to shine
and the children hidden
behind the shadows
pretended not to cry
on the first day of may
the glorious bell did ring
and all the children
starving for affection
raced to meet their king
may first two thousand thirteen
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