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Therein

Man.

Always.

Entranced.

By that,

Horizon

Dawning, radiantly

In the dusk of the valleys,

In that place where only, kings and.

Vagabonds, go

In that secret place where,

you and I know,

That secret whisper that

Lush moonlit smile

That smitten meal

With hidden doves aflut

Good god there is none

Yet still, angel,

You

Are

One.

 

So where does that leave me,

I wonder, I ponder,

Lost and alone,

Across time, space, and a simple screen,

Across the fragility and powerlessness of the human heart,

The unwieldy empty reach of my dreams,

Those lost

Hidden valleys, oh,

Just the thought of the sight,

Just the temptation of that,

Empty horizon, on the tip of my tongue,

Those beautiful curves, twisted upon every single one

Of

My

Nerves.

 

Good god there is none,

But, maybe if there was,

It’d be someone and something like you,

Just a precious little thing,

Just something out of reach,

As Icarus reached out for the sun,

And I only your waxing moon,

Content now and again,

If I dare say it,

To reflect some of your own shine,

Upon those who would wear it,

Just over reach,

Just beyond heaven.

Therein.

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Written by
john-ashton-upston
American
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Lines·Words
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Notes

For a misbegotten friend

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