Slowly
it begins..
tiptoes down the bantam
skin, one bird awake
water holds both
cold and oldness
somehow fresh
and freezing air
grows, unaware
that yesterday
existed..
A lorry carries
off the stars
The barking dog
demands,
demands,
insistent as the car
alarming movement
at the window
Feb 10, 2023
Feb 10, 2023 at 12:15 PM UTC
Slowly
it begins..
tiptoes down the bantam
skin, one bird awake
water holds both
cold and oldness
somehow fresh
and freezing air
grows, unaware
that yesterday
existed..
A lorry carries
off the stars
The barking dog
demands,
demands,
insistent as the car
alarming movement
at the window
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