Hold your fear lightly like a trembling bird in the palm of your hand waiting just a moment to catch its breath and fly away

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He makes coffee With care and precision Before his tea

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Sheets of paper Like once adored petals Blanket the ground

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Plastic dino Pressed against a soft cheek Protecting dreams

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Soft mochi cheeks Pressed with silly kisses Gift sounds of joy

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All I want is to write words that break your heart and stitch it back together again Just like mine

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I wish the dogwood would hang its blossoms down for me like the showy clusters of the cherry trees But its slow unfurling petals only turn to face the sun

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Sick child sleeping on the couch I don’t need to be sitting next to him but I am

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We are all just waiting to lose someone or be lost

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