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Ruins And The Dream

Joseph Murphy

Debris disfigured the skin of our dream; grime
Darkened my pockets.

But when a still-standing arch
Came into focus,
I hooked my desire to a rusted spike
And returned to you.

The harness on my shoulder became transparent.
The load I’d packed, though full,
Seemed lesser so.

Though much remains undone,
I’m ready to persist; a heart-shaped stone
In hand, our totem.

We can still glance back
At our well-sketched dream
But the blank pages we treasured
No longer exist.

We’ve twisted loose
From that wild first touch of ours;
Come to terms
With who we’ve become.

Light that hardens the chipped frescoes
Can’t penetrate our hopes.

We’re alert again, balanced;
Ready to attempt, to sooth;
No longer fearing the limits
Of what remains.



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