For Michael V

For Michael V
© LJK 2024

Sometimes, sad takes over,
those times when a glitter is only
a reflection of ice-slow thought

or a look at eyes
when they don’t filter pain

useless outcry outliving use

a drop into mute acceptance
of misery, loss...

difficult, dammed, driven
like a wildfire with its huge sigh...

Sometimes, sad takes over,
and it can be a tide so high
it turns away, it

doesn’t even notice
that you stand there...

everywhere,
every time,
and you notice everything
and you offer joy

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