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This will be the last stanza The last stanza The final syllable I commemorate these wounds to my Agnostic dreams Because God kept telling me to believe in her He kept saying, “Son, be her tissue when she collapses” “Son, wipe away her sins with this blank slate I’ve given to you” “Be that man for the woman she may never accept herself to be” “Be the wings of that angel” Until, one night, I said a prayer I said to Him, “She must go” “I won’t give up on her, but I must let her go.” “I leave it to You to save the pariah.” I, can no longer be that man. Because I exhaled insipid banter from misery hollow Borrowed happiness whisked me away to coalescent landscapes under eclipsed moonshine, sipping unto artificially incipient sunrises Tasting drops, sour Wiping them dry, with this flower my sanctum holds close And on this day, this new day, this last stanza, soon, I will no longer finish you with question marks and exclamation points Soon, I will complete you, withdraw from you, with punctuated silence I will walk while you crawl I will smile while you cry I will see while you’re blind I will shout while you mumble I will pray while you deny I will climb while you trip I will love while you hesitate … This will be my final kiss to you No longer will we be endless For I now complete you, you, my end poem ©Drake J. Eszes
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