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Greener Grass

You often find in strangers
what’s missing in yourself
The plus and minus forces
their magnet strongly felt

It’s easiest to outline
and trace the empty space
Of what’s filled in by others
—that you cannot embrace

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Greenhough Avatar
January 9, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Thoughts of envy but you do write poems. A good poem that is truly you.
Behm Avatar
January 9, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Appreciated, thanks Hilda.
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