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Elba Blues


That unshared secret…

a crawlspace of denial

where shadows keep your heart at bay,

lonely all the while

 

To hide in darkened corners,

as falsehood lends its smile

your mind left cramped—all virtue tramped,

banished and exiled

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2020) 

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<p>La, la, laaaaaa....sounds like disco music...music discooooo...</p>

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