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As You Fly

I asked you to remain my student
But you wanted to teach
The balance between us changing
Our past out of reach
I gave what I could to your memory
And you borrowed the rest
Repayment to be due on arrival
  —as you fly from the nest

(Villanova Pennsylvania- January, 2019)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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