June 20, 2017
256 – Judgement
Their love
Was totally
impeccable.
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June 19, 2017
255 – Shattered walls
So many years
Of careful
Planning
For a certain
Future.
• • •
June 16, 2017
254 – Dear gatekeepers
“You’re not getting
Any younger,
You know?”
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June 15, 2017
253 – Refuge
Her nostrils
Suddenly filled
With the smokey
And sweet aroma
As she raised
The tiny cup
Towards her lips.
• • •
June 14, 2017
252 – For the ratings
“History shall be my judge.”
Sounds so brave
And grandiloquent,
But it carries
A basic flaw.
• • •
June 13, 2017
251 – Futility
Another step,
Another bump
Against another invisible
Wall.
• • •
June 12, 2017
250 – Choice
Perhaps they were right. Maybe this was the only way. No matter how many times he kept repeating it, he still couldn’t believe it.
• • •
June 9, 2017
249 – Evening tea
“More tea, dear?”
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June 8, 2017
248 – Rearview mirror
This was his night,
His perfect night.
Tonight was finally
Free.
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June 7, 2017
247 – One last picnic
His black wings cut the air, if not invisible at least unnoticeable against the dark sky above the city.
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