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Subject: Holding Back

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11-17-99

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Date Posted: 23:09:02 11/20/99 Sat

A day ago, I heard just
such a sound in the dark:
weight wandered and bent
the floors of this rickety house.

South heavy winds howl
the arrival of storms; but after
requisite time, there will
always be something more.

There is always contention,
a thing to be left unconscious,
uncaring to know the most
recent storm that has gone,

learning to find places
in which to burrow and hide
from footsteps that often
return when danger subsides.

A day ago, I put my ear
to the ground
and lay, deathlike,
until you had gone.

Perhaps sun will return
but dark stays in my eyes.
I listen only for sound that lies
down and alone, inside.

~JB~

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