Across the Sky
In the coffee shop
In spring dawn Seeking a new
path Wishing to
never raise my voice again You are
in my mind back in
the motel
Now I see gulls
outside I want to return to the
ocean with you
Back in a place I call home, in new life Now I see
clouds moving across the sky
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New Life
Just before dawn, an
opening to transformation I
listen to the news of
war, then turn the news down
and listen to silence
When I feel pain I
wish to go inside, not hate you. I
wish to not give you
the evil eye
I wish to go inside,
then gently reveal myself
It is dark outside
There are faint motor sounds from
the interstate
i wish to not make my
pain yours. I wish for new life.
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In the North End
At dusk, on the steps
of the shelter My
homeless
friends and me
Close our eyes and
breathe No longer
stalked by chaos, in
the North End
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Awakening
I think of my enemy
walk out into the
night
The sound of a
warplane
gradually fades I
have awakened
from a dream.
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