Patterns
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An unconscious escape,<br />
just coining the moment<br />
The air is splitting in my ears<br />
The space between everyone<br />
The distant conversations<br />
to play on or withdraw from<br />
Hissing, pissing, and buzzing<br />
We Lost a Friend<br />
We lost a friend that day<br />
I remember you gathering up her things in no certain order,<br />
trying to make brave through distraught moments<br />
I remember shuddering, hearing about the scene<br />
Gathering boxes, getting the yard in order,<br />
trying to look busy in a show of empathy or solidarity,<br />
or however you want to think about it<br />
I remember her at my house one night,<br />
playing with my cat, putting tape on her paws<br />
I remember a pro/con page and future plans,<br />
being on the list of the last round of calls,<br />
not understanding what it was<br />
but not being surprised when you called<br />
about what happened<br />
I’m sorry I didn’t understand the dynamics<br />
It’s too easy to simplify things to your own meaning<br />
You don’t realize how things change<br />
and what your friends need<br />
Life marches on until it stops somewhere, or with someone<br />
It takes so much to take notice<br />
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