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Lori Jones McCaffery
Poems
Jun 2022
SCATTERS
Lost - reality in multicolor shatters
Scattered by the breezes from the sunrise
Gaping holes with ragged edges
Filled with swirling mists of sadness
Perusing maps of certainty
The tick-tock of the day grows louder
But the tide washed out the roadway
And the darkness didnβt leave at dawn
There is no clay for making bricks
So nothing will get built today
And the penny found along the walk
Will only buy a feckless dream
A can of worms not good for fishing
Sits atop a dusty shelf above
A dog that wants more petting
Than you or I have hands to give
The echo of this joylessness is deafening
And thereβs no reason to go on.
ljm
Things are not going well this week.
Written by
Lori Jones McCaffery
F/Laughlin, Nevada
(F/Laughlin, Nevada)
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