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The Dance

He had more past 
than future
his rope was
getting thin
The choices made
the debts he paid
lost time
the biggest sin

His memory out
for barter
to change that
yet to come
For one last chance
to do the dance
whose music
—zero sum

(The New Room: May, 2023)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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