Tagged: departures

at the water’s edge,

at the water’s edge,
white rapids and silver wingspans –
morning departures
.
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departures come and

departures come and
go as often as arrivals –
we hold on longer
.
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departures are much

departures are much
sweeter with a return ticket
tucked in your pocket
.
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arrivals are like

arrivals are like
departures only at the
curb – cars
left running,
waiting for a sign
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: running

t minus ninety-

t minus ninety-
three minutes until you depart –
my heart cancels launch
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: depart

you and i are parked

you and i are parked
on the corner of finished
and done, resorting

to old friendship fumes to wrap up
our departures extra neatly
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: resort

on departures and

on departures and
arrivals, the heart floats in the
same space, insecure
.
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remember that year

remember that year
when we lost so
many… was the
joy ever worth
the long
aches afterwards?
everyone tries
these words
in their mouths
many times before
spitting them out.
they’re unswallowable
by any muscles
so the human spirit
keeps taking the bait
.
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there are moments when

there are moments when
i don’t want to leave home, seconds
when i long for hours –

tucked into childhood memories,
each feeling fading to an ache
.
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departures are slow

departures are slow
releases –
even with a
steady hand on the
valve, it takes
heart to control
the flow
.
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