there in the first place
we always looked
in all the wrong places
proving that like a falling star
physicality is fleeting
and that movement in thought
is an alternative means
of public transportation
as children we would spend
an entire afternoon
in the cemetery
mindful of the phrase
why do you seek the living among the dead?
hopeful in finding some sort of
peace of mind
or perhaps uncover
a material clue or two
—as to why
we were there in the first place
november two thousand twenty-four
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