once upon an end
time tilted
and stood still
gave way
to a ripe, ruby moon
howling to herself
she fell under
found new
and unusual ways
to forget
and remember
at once
sun-drenched leaves
lovely at her feet
seemed to sweep
and whisper
not this
not now
after all
so, she left the wind
to fill her copper-pennied locks
and her tin-scrubbed soul
with earth
and dandelions
and things to consider
why did you come here?
what do you know?
is this it?
yes
yes
yes
a million times
yes

about this poem
this one woke me at 4am a few mornings back.. like a familiar, knotted necklace, the first piece to spring free was βonce upon an endβ i kept pulling from there until all the lines were free β¨
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