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China Cabinet

She wanders.

 

To herself,

Imagines a cup

On a shelf

Behind a

Wall of glass

Not made to penetrate

 

She holds

 

An empty hand

Held out to help him stand

But first he tips

The cup to his lips

Then chooses to let go

 

She lost

 

The path once on

Is now thick haze

The fear is not

Night but truth

In lightened days

 

And let go

 

From her place

Left empty

Right the same

The balance

Is not act

But forever to be this way

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candide-bailey
American
Published
Apr 17, 2011
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