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then
neither grave nor gravity garnered
consideration
 
immortal loins
purloined the panorama
before me with style
          as though burgling
          were a righteous endeavor
 
fireflies in flight
lighting a soul
and a hopeful certainty
that a gift cannot be stolen
          though intent might be suspect
 
I wished to be held
like a baby
and protected
 
then
there was one who would
one never told
 
and the myth was born
I was strong
    the one who held 

time trickled on
setting me aside for the moment
 
the ocean seemed endless
the sky without end
and mysteries transfixed
and distracted me from me
 
one day I remembered a girl
a girl who would hold me
like a baby
and protect me
the one I never told
 
I discovered rarity
           to my dismay
 
am I not of note
        was I ever
        save to her
 
am I he
who plans a life
on a cloud
     unaware of a bird's nature
 
I'm the protector
and lonely soul
    the grand foolish boy
    in disguise
       who imparts wisdom
 
I find that wisdom
            is not at all
                     welcome
                            or wise




 

     

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