Dearly Departed

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One day

Your looks will fade

Lines will thicken around your smile

Your body will soften

Skin will loosen

Days slowly turn into looseleaf memories

Haunting pages of forgotten notebooks

Dust collectors

Better acquainted with the hands of movers

Than owners


People distance

Babies are born

People reunite

Old people pass

Family gathers


Petals wilt

Seedlings blossom


Lakes dry

Hurricanes tear down houses along the coastline


Inhale

Familiar humidity

Remembering

The old days

Glorious days

Legacies woven into footprints along the horizon


Exhale

Peace of mind

One last time

Until darkness

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