Saturday, October 30, 2021

Like Some Forgotten Phrase

the things you said at the time seem faraway

life in another universe I could say

no way to reverse the charge and start again

all votes are in and counted long ago; I'm

knowing the outcome now too well

if only words were an ocean swell

that comes and goes and breaks not always hard

returning to the shore at the end of days

who are we now, that former shores seem vague

or rather, dissolved or continents sunk below

this overcast day

where the rain blows in then disappears

like some forgotten phrase.

mary angela douglas 31 october 2021

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