Refinement

It’s the kind of day to cry about To open your eyes let the tears rush out The rain is falling Pavement slick Maybe I should just slide into a ditch Lie there cold Lie there still Sun-faded in summer Enameled brightly by fall Dew lined in spring Winter, chilled and thawed Lie there in an anomalous state Lie there taut and still Loss of mechanism Loss of will
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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