Tom

 the words you want

most to write

never come

until

they (you can't find them) find you

unprepared: unaware

and they laugh fast and run


the people who all mean the most 

you take for granted

as their memories become

lingering ghosts

of lines you never chanted

songs you never sang


but i refuse to let that slide

because it boldly matters

and honestly, without you

i'd be forever sadder





douglas brent smith



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No One Expected Moses

  No One Expected Moses -- collage by douglas brent smith 4 August 1983