Only That’s Not Enough

Josh Yates
Jul 26, 2017 · 1 min read
Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 Stalker

So summer is gone
Leaving no epitaph
it’s still warm in the sun
Only that’s not enough

All that true could have come
Like a five-fingered fluff
Folded into my palm
Only that’s not enough

No evil was slighted
in the good aftermath
The world was festively lighted
Only that’s not enough

Life forever was tucking
Caring, making me laugh
I was really lucky
Only that’s not enough

No leaves ever seared
No limbs broken rough
Day, like glass, washed all clear
Only that’s not enough

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Disabled USMC Veteran

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