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by: Edward Rochester Esq - Sun, 4 Jun 2023 13:51 UTC

It all began,
back in that graduation's
naive parade --
those thoughts on thoughts,
soon carried
and written in mud
on the uniform
of grow up quick,
forcing the sun to shine
despite midnight's groan.

I've followed him,
this faceless twin,
from the dangle of birth
to the trenches of fear --
now an eclipse
over the grave
of a fallen comrade,
disappearing
as darkness
welcomes grief.

I put that shadow
to sleep, the day's journey
once a distant wind,
approaching as a locomotive
then whoosh,
carrying thoughts
to the next station,
bags unpacked,
for this rest is fleeting
searching for that next open door.

Edward Rochester Esq.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after.

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