the absence

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  • 8/4/2019 The Absence

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    The Absence

    Do we know anyone by their

    Past? Can we guard a childFrom whats to come?

    Planets have names.

    Oceans reach their shores,

    Reach again, are reaching as I speak.

    Rain tests house walls,

    Soaks through shingles. WindFrom under parted window sash

    Rustles damp flags of wallpaper.

    Whole rooms full of life fall away.

    Neighborhoods disappear.

    The only sounds one hears

    Are the whispered voices of strangers

    Slipping in and passing through.

    The grown man is his past.

    Each child is his own guardian.

    Otherwise theres no one to own up

    No one to make a claim.

    Rain lashes in source-less wind.

    No moon. Water over stone.

    Without you, from this sunset on,

    My city sheds its light

    To an empty sky.