As the day is bled into the river
I watch the coming and going.
Place me in them
each one has a name like me
a home and a family
where their mind work laden
would have a heart to anchor
children to love and care for
a night to stir the fire
to burn all the bitterness
and be reborn the next morn
to shuttle one bank to the other
of the wide river.
I marvel at the chance
of meeting them once
suffering the absurd pain
of never crossing their path again.
Aug 1, 2017
Aug 1, 2017 at 4:21 AM UTC
As the day is bled into the river
I watch the coming and going.
Place me in them
each one has a name like me
a home and a family
where their mind work laden
would have a heart to anchor
children to love and care for
a night to stir the fire
to burn all the bitterness
and be reborn the next morn
to shuttle one bank to the other
of the wide river.
I marvel at the chance
of meeting them once
suffering the absurd pain
of never crossing their path again.
By the river, July 9, 6pm
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