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One Day At A Time

You were always so good
At hiding yourself in the dark
I tried and I tried
To throw you out
Of the furthest 
recesses of my mind
And somehow 
you are still there
Embedded in 
the deepest crevices 
of my brain
Where I couldn't see you

Lurking there 
in the blackness
For thirty years 

Waiting ... 
for one of those days
When I'm down and out
So you can kick her
When she's already on the ground

Fighting ...
to get back on her feet
Knees buckling
Remembering how 
to stand again
One day at a time
Before taking my first steps

Recalling well enough
How to believe
How to smile
How to run
From the darkness
And away into the sun
Where you can't hide from me

Where light and heat
Disintegrates you to dust
Revealing all
That you are and were
Until there is nothing 
left of you
To blow on the wind
… Out of sight
Out of mind ...
One day at a time.

Copyright © Kelly Deschler | Year Posted 2025

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Date: 7/27/2025 11:57:00 PM

poetry that resonates, :)

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