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The Witness of Daybreak

The Witness of Daybreak 
David J Walker

I
I am guilty of such foolishness
As waiting for the 
         first rays
Of the dawn 
On the cusp of a calm 
         Spring morning
All alone
II
I atone again
And again waiting
	For them 
The loved ones to begin
To come home
III
We are ghosts 
	Intruding 
On the current living 
In a house that was
	Once ours
IV
While some unknow theirs
Who stop and stare back
Into the obis 
Wondering if it is us
And
Of course it
	Who else 
V
I am guilty of seeking pleasures
Over
	The satisfactions of 
Hard work
Such foolishness 
the witness to
The breaking of
The day
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