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The Second Year of Barely Breathing

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The Second Year of Barely Breathing
David J Walker

When can we breathe again 
exhaling the dust
Of a long-lost day
Safe from the safe distance

Look them in the eye and pray a prayer
Of resistance to the unknown God of goodbye

Our Father 
If we ever 
get to sit together 
again
hear our prayers of common fears

A faceless family of mannequins 
Dropped in for a taste of pain

A faithful student of mandolin music
Dropped in from a soaking rain

Our Father 
If we ever 
Leave the house 
again
hear our prayers of preservation
from a death we did not plan

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