Die Afwesigheid van Dinge
We acknowledge the absence of things
Moon, sun, stars, sky and time itself
Tiptoed on sagging mattresses
Heads raised in anticipation
Inviting the moon to part our hair.
Such things as make a man
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As does the enduring dream of hope,
Unshackled.
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