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Can it breathe fully again
Slowly
Steadily inhaling
The precious air
Once more
Like a harrowed dog
That has managed to reach
Safe haven
Now quietly letting go of the
Fear that a sudden
Unexpected blow will
Restart the race
By knocking his lungs
Out of air again
Without even the meagre
Comfort of prior
Notice

Can the tears flow
Slowly
Steadily breaking
The dams
The damned emergency dams
So aptly and speedily erected
For self-protection
But so
Self-crippling in the long run
For alas
What is protection
Without the accompanying
Isolation

Can forgiveness come
Slowly
Steadily pouring on
Like a fragrant holy oil
Infused with the blessed potency of long
Forgotten healing herbs
Finally soothing the thin
Still reddened and pulsating skin
Such a poor cover for
The cruel ragged tears running in
Deeper than deep
Those wounds that still gush blood
Underneath

(2025)

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