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Chasing The Dragonfly


Patience 

is only

for those

who have 

time

 

The rest

left

to panic

jumping

the line

 

Sentience

metered

and charged

by the

hour

 

Despair

given

freely

among

—the most dour

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)

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