Watching

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I am watching for the day
my eyes are lighter
than my heart,
when my feet usurp my brain
and toss away its wild refrain
of scrambling hiccups
tossed within a spinning drum

the day when I at last outrun
every clinging thought
and memory is done.

Thank you for reading! My debut poetry collection The Weight of Need: Poems on Life, Longing, and Love by Lorna M. Rogahn is available on Amazon.