Shhhh

Jake
half truths
Mar 22, 2024

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Sitting in silence as the red sky ripens
Nearby a woodpecker already labors
Shhhh
The time is not yet for infant eyes
Now the wrens join in song
Dappling rays dance down
It’s the calm before the…
Alright
let’s go

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Jake
half truths

I want to write the words I wish were written for me. For those dark moments I kept to myself and insisted on standing alone — even though I never really was.