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An Accounting of Absences

  • Writer: Nic
    Nic
  • Nov 8, 2020
  • 1 min read

A song of eroded notes.

A featherlight thread.

A pillar to hold up the wall.

Eyes which only saw emptiness.

Ties by which I was bound.

The wind which billowed behind me.

The sunshine at my side.

An unadorned crown, heavy and cold.

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