Umbra

Live your days with purpose,
and death walks by your side

To constantly remind,
what time will not abide

Your choice on how to handle,
ignore or then befriend

That last step left untaken
—where life begins again

(Bryce Canyon: August, 2019)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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