Yes, I feel life coming into me, again.
I don’t hear death passing me:
having a lack of fear, my feet move forward,
for the coming days of awe.
With certainty, I know her
better than I have ever known.
I hold her in my arms,
gingerly,
for a while,
however long she lets me,
and, if death intersects,
there will be no secrets
between us.
Amen.
Poet’s wife rose, 7.17.24
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