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Our New Voices

Joseph Murphy

A scent, hinting of brine and beach rose, has begun to rise
From our fingertips; from the hue and tone
Of well-recalled mornings.

We still shape our divide;
Bear the burden of who we’ve become.

But it won’t be long before what we’ve gained
Becomes as true to us as light.

You’ve done so much to stand firm; to hold on.

What had been stunted has begun to grow wild
In our long untended places, regardless
Of all we’ve tried to ignore.

That’s the length of it: We’re breaking out,
Putting an end
To narrowed dreams.

Let’s believe our future will out-weigh
What we can’t relive.

Let’s hope our new voices
Continue to gleam.

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