Wave rider

on remembering the crash and pull we are all a part of

Apr 01, 2024

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WAVE RIDER

Sometimes, most times
riding on means
first being drawn 
far out to sea,
where time quickens, 
then crests and turns
in on itself,
neither held nor free.

one gasp is all
you have to glimpse
the vast mystery 
that carries you,
before the crash
and pull swallows
and lays you bare
again on the 
shore of your l…

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