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One Last Wish


When I think back on all the times that were

—and weren’t

 

My mind rewrites the answers to the questions

—never asked

 

To set the time that’s left on fire

—in joyful hope

 

To rhyme the final ending line

—with one last wish

 

(Bryn Mawr College: January, 2020) 

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