gone with

the tide

monochrome macro of sharp petal edges of flower

Then we came to the lamp, singing. What fun there was in those moments was not to be had, but had us. Then, stopping just short of being stretched to taffy with laughter, we parted. Time to go. The only way to hear was as an outcast. Inside, the ears get stopped by the noise of building fortress walls. Goodbye, each called, to find us again in waters, blooming.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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