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ENTWINED

 

Away from

And aloof of

All these past happenings

That when all was truly said

And all was duly done

Left another soul baking

In the hot desert sun

            We dot the streets

            Alone, discreet

            Seeking love, but it hides

            You fall, you succumb, you lie

            Mistake, after loving mistake

            Until mid-life you wonder

            Even though I have had it all

            Does being left alone qualify

            As the most thrusting stab

            That the heart must absorb

            In order to live on

A wound of surgical depth

Cauterize the bleeding

Sulphur stick

Touch the eyeballs of the mind

Let them see clearly

Until it is beauty they find

And along with a sunset

And a kiss of a song

We float on together

Just like the lullabies

Sung to children in winter night

            Behold, an angel joins in

            A familiar smile

            Looked in a mirror

            There were the two of us, entwined         

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