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Our Promises

Joseph Murphy

The brisk of early spring cools our neared faces.

We’ve begun to frame loss
And wound; judge
What to do without.

Our new portrait
Includes a worn hinge,
A chipped dial — but also
A smoother blend
Of color and breadth.

We’ve begun to set out:
Sails mended; swells
Lower, gleaming.

We seem weightless; the width of an echo.

I’ve pressed our shadows
From their hiding place; pitched memories
That obscured our path.

We’ve begun to lean out; unfurl
Our promises.

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