Tagged: separation
at the airport, good-
at the airport, good-
bye is an exercise we
practice and practice –
at the terminal, at the
gate, on the lonely walk home
.
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there will come a time
there will come a time
when we will be separated
by a pandemic
says no one ever, shouting in
a crowded karaoke bar
.
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even in the city
even in the city
that never sleeps,
you and i will be
in separate worlds,
looking down, looking
inwards, looking away,
always away,
for a reason to be
.
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on the first day of
on the first day of
the new year, time together
is a state of mind
.
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two days before the
two days before the
new year, there is less bustling,
less homecoming, less
celebration, and more effort
to be together in spirit
.
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in a pandemic,
in a pandemic,
everyone is practicing
getting over the
hump of the holidays without
our loved ones – here’s to stuffing
.
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because we can stave
because we can stave
off hunger for much longer,
treasure these moments
when we are together, stow
them away for a rainy day
.
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no one belongs to
no one belongs to
no one else – we recognize
this in loss, pain, in
separation two days before
christmas in a pandemic
.
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today, i will learn
today, i will learn
to forget, practice new words to
take the place of the
ones you used to use, may still
use, while i’m no longer around
.
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across our land, we
across our land, we
are forcing children to put
away childish things –
last night, tonight, tomorrow night,
the night after, the night after
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: childish
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