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Saturday, November 30, 2024

I Shall Break

One day, I shall slip
    from this life to some other,
        from this awareness to the next.

That transition
    won't be hard--
        I am ready now.

The unbearable part
    will be saying farewell.
        It is then I shall break.

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Text and image © 2022 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.

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