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into the rising sunthe old man walks the highwayt'ward his childhood home
spreading through the grassgreen shoots with green berriesturning white then red
child screamingbuy me this buy me this --mother in tears
seagull dines on crab --ocean provides the soundtracktide cleans the table
mix tapehidden in the junk drawer --memories forgotten
the greatest treasure:the ability to be oneselfwithout judgment
ring on a keychainfalse symbol of a lovethat never was
in his heart and mindthe will to live is strong as ever --his body weakens
lying motionlessin his hospital bed recallingthe day his breath changed
the old man staresat the photo of a personhe cannot remember
on the wallthe shadow of a person i thought i knewbut it's just me
contrails streak the skyinnocuous remindersto call some old friends
in the evening mistthe smell of stale cigarettesassaults the sunset
white houseon a white backdrop --home in Maine