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evocative muse

outline

the task
an outline
of one’s life

the thought
a drawing
of one’s past

why
would he
want to remember
the dark
and dingy
cobwebbed corners
filled with skeletons of flies

why
would he
want to remember
a drunken father
and

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this…… a place

this
a place
of rest
a place
to undress
your thoughts
your worries
your concerns

this
a place
where fears
frustrations & failures
are shattered
a place
of friendship
of companionship

this
a place

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she doesn’t sleep Monday nights
claims Tuesday she has
chores to be done
that was when she was 31
many
many moons ago
every Tuesday
or was it Thursday
sheets & towels
dust & vac
clean out the frig
there’s always
something smelling

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i will protect you

i will protect you
my darling
my love

i will carry
all burdens
so that you have none

rest your head
when you are weary
have no fear
of the dark
i will stand watch

your beauty
reflects
in my eyes
your warm nature

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he called out

he called out
no one heard
no one
came to the disturbance

searching the fields
wading through waters
waiting impatiently
no answers were found

compounding his misery
the sun set
the moon rose
and he stood
as time slipped away
and died
at

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the verge

on edge

does one enter
the darkened glen
at dusk
knowingly that night
will soon follow

that the moon’s light won’t filter
through the limbs
the ground
hard and cold
will not comfort

night sounds
will louden
while one’s voice
will silence

courage

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