‘Spring’ Without

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‘Spring’ they say, has returned

— I am not within it

The Sun smiles down upon the gatherings of others,

bar-b-ques, children’s laughter as they run and play

— I am not within it.

I feign a smile to passersby,

but my soul dwells in the murky darkness

of an endless winter.