The words you spoke as a promise to us

seeped in scorn and tinged with mistrust

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Knee deep in dirt, we work to rescue the tiny tree,

fragile roots tucked under and daily watering on schedule;

for in a world where so much seems beyond our control,

this, maybe, we can do

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Neither purple nor red, but instead, Magenta's something squished in-between

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Barely bendable; rigid, to the point of breaking

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I am, of course, all ears, a rabbit at rest, waiting on another of your ever-curious, forever-furious, scintillatingly-spurious pronouncements of how the world really works

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A pad of paper, overflowing with the possible, blue lines remaining blank, a canvas of nothing soon to become something

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A simple nod to acknowledge the words

a subtle acquiescence

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Such small treasures — the edge of a ink on paper the first burst of sunlight the explosion of quiet ideas the unfolding of a song — bring life's pleasures

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She dove into her closet to find the dress she adores -

an kaleidoscope of colors she'd never wear outdoors

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Between the hammer and the nail, the judge decrees the verdict, slams the gravel, then sends him off to jail

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