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Shared

Alison McBain

I met her newly divorced
—me, not her, although it
was shared trouble behind us
(before I had an idea of permanence).


In height, I tower
but I lack stature
unvarnished by the nicks and scratches
of abnormal wear.


In the dark of tribulations
she carries a glow
like fireflies—
captured imagination.


Today, I see her chains—
the cages of the past
unnoticeable from afar.
Close by, holding freedom’s key.


Like her,
I seek absolution.

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