Jason Davis
Nov 4 · 1 min read

Keeping of Time

A learn to forget.

Graciously the haunting host;

Clutched ghost,

Grown on bone, sinew and gut.

Mouth sand dry

Yet, an unmoored alone.

A step, to step, to step.

A nail-cling to crawl.

The instinct-survival of ‘try’.

Captivated in the continuum,

Calls to faraway landings.

Luscious allure.

Doors to open doors.

Death be it only

As the last breath

Whisps ‘die’.

All else alive.

The briefest of hellos,

The brevity, goodbye.

Jason Davis

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Expanse. Awareness. A good dog. Oxygen.

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