grace period

and the mass of a wait

sometimes it goes like this:
with should on one side, screaming
and on another, want––a solemn mass
bearing down until

one day, when the weight of it gives all
and then it’s time to hear the quiet part
now loud

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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