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By Echolocation Date: 2002 Sep 18 Comment on this Work [[2002.09.18.22.52.12576]] |
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Around me vivid beauty perfectly embodied Feathered wings, jewel colors, Living, fleeting fragility Shouting a glad "I am" in the face of the world's blindness I too am fragile (though unbeautiful) I want so to reach out, touch, with one finger... Instead my clumsy hands bruise Frighten, overwhelm, crush And I'm left groping in the dark again Around me humanity in all its pulsing glory Young and old and young at heart Shaping and guiding each other Shouting a fierce "I am" despite the weight of fear I am old in wisdom (though young in years) Oh, please let me add my joys, my doubts... Instead blundering words Run through my teeth like water And I'm left alone in the dark again |