I Had the Grapes
I had the grapes
but I wanted the vine
I had the vine
then wanted the garden
I got the garden
and needed the
valley
the valley was mine
but not the peaks
so I got the mountains
but the sky was
out of reach
so I
stole the sky
but the stars
stayed
where they wanted
to be
so I swallowed them
up
inside of me
and when I had it
all
I came to see
that I had sadly
ceased to be.
Copyright © Joseph Adler | Year Posted 2016
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