Below the surface of birdsong, under opaque lids, are the demons,
Memories out of context that break me into pieces so I don't know who I am, Only feel shame, shortcomings. Spring has driven out the cold silence and turned the early morning to pure sound. The dawn that started yesterday, or I-don't-know-when, Bleaches the lines, the minutes. Yearning is in the daffodils outside the front door, past waking and dressing. Under these membranes they seem unreachable, A jungle of avian chatter between us. The aperture of noise and light expands and forces eyes lined with weariness to open, Knowing it will have begun narrowing when all creation is at its loveliest, A grand design to keep longing alive.
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4/23/2022 02:24:22 am
A beautiful and sensual piece. I felt moments of Camus in this Julie.
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4/23/2022 02:51:40 am
Thank you. What an honor! I have just been reading "The Free World" by Louis Menand, so I am probably more than a little influenced by the ideas about freedom discussed in it right now.
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