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It Is Often Said, Love Is Blue

it is often said, love is blue
a poor anodyne for crushed hearts
pity them dearly that after years
they fail to understand
the mirror holds the cynosure
they truly adore
once miraculous, now commonplace
magic surrendered to logic
fails the child within
the alchemy enclosed is dead
an abandoned playground
even more tragic is the bewitchment
was really never there
the Janus exposed in time
the sad tale of the birth
and transition to decay
those highway markers
where tragedy found a conclusion
when dreams have failed to meld
the off-ramps become the easier pursuit
and as such we humans are
lose or draw begin once more
form new dreams and nurture
the decay within
the reality of the chimera desired
lives where horses are riderless
the beggars have all perished
in a self-induced famine
where the walking dead
polish their romance

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Vickey Rhymer

Date: 8/8/2023 4:57:00 PM

I love this Timothy.Have you ever noticed the beauty of a child before they become self conscience as shortly thereafter their inborn self acceptance starts to wane .The walking dead polishing their romance while the only relationship assured to any is with God himself and with each individually with the one we be taking to the dance.Loved it.

Timothy Ray
Date: 8/11/2023 10:03:00 PM

thank you Vickey....in the 12 Step program the 12th Step is a journey into a close contact relationship with God and that is the linchpin by which the preceding 11 Steps are secured....and that Vickey has proven to me the path of success....