Tides recede,
puddled remnants
of once oceanic flooding –
emotions overpowering –
threats now quelled.
I breathe,
lose myself in visions
of gold and promising greens,
yesterday’s heat a numbing haze
obscuring tomorrow’s obstacles.
Tag: pause
Gone
No click-clack of heels –
a fading echo marking retreat
no lingering exhaust fumes,
or squeal of escaping tires
no white trails marking
passage of airplane wings
just a sudden absence
of words, a lapsed date
lets you know I am gone
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