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sway back and forth
a beautiful array of
emotion dances
side
by side
I feel a menagerie
and my lips feel dry

Not a word spoken,
yet so much was said.
When you r dead inside
You see a flower
A black beautiful flower
Which whithers unnoticed
Its colours fade
But it still smells
At last, time turns it into dust.

You see a darkness,,
A deep dark devouring darkness,
It goes around you,
Encompassing everything,
Those walls, those memories, that you,
When it finally reaches you,
You let it take over,
You see it engulfing  from foot to head,
No pain remains, only sweet agony.

You see a tear,
Then a rain of tears,
Falling endlessly on the scorched ground of your heart,
yet your eyes remain silent,
See everything,
Feel everything,
But dry.
she stands
at the foot
of the mountain
longing to reach the top
I can see that fear
is holding her back
so I take her hand
and begin walking with her
motel window.  dusk.
dark blue.  streaking freeway lights.
rain.  empty room thoughts.
Gant Haverstick 2025
I would say that I'm just treading water
But i enjoy swimming and this
Is so much worse
the fullness of words in your mouth
my trembling hands
a truth cuts deep
into the ribs of morning
it's the big bang of language
when silence has no shadow
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