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AM PM Revisited

I wrote this on a bus ride through the city
An early morning excursion with no sleep
A chance encounter flooded by unknown 
Original reference AM/PM 26 years ago 
The gritty rhyme blindly spoke for itself 
Like the back of a smoke-filled jazz club 
Notes transporting me to another place 
Destination decided with no destiny 
For certain this was uncharted waters
A whispered verse beneath streetlights
Each syllable swaying with the potholes
Did I write this or did the city pen it?
Its pulse echoing in the hollow of my ribs
Doors hiss open stepping off into fog
A silhouette waiting for me at the curb
Eyes I’ve never met but already know
Together we disappeared into the abyss

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 2/13/2025 4:54:00 PM
So enigmatic. Hope I got the word right for it. Great writing. It made me feel like being in jazz era.
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Christopher Delegans
Date: 2/13/2025 6:52:00 PM
I am glad you liked it. Thank you for reading and sharing kind words, Andrea.

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