the boldest steps
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012The boldest steps are
often the quietest ones,
tiptoeing forward.
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The boldest steps are
often the quietest ones,
tiptoeing forward.
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A slip becomes a
deduction, and a small fall
into a big plunge.
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Rows of seeds crawl out
of the baked earth to breathe their
last before dying.
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Her broad bonnet at
the window meant a basket
of unwanted squash.
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Gloom descends, not in
a sudden wave, but as a
creeping fog of dread.
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The technicians put
in a bare slab where once stood
a bronze champion.
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A steel probe hurtled
toward deep space, guided by where
it had once surveyed.
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The drone longed for air.
The field agent longed for rest.
The jobless, for work.
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The sidewalk cracks were
hidden behind the weeds and
heaps of dry branches.
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The mob grew in size
as disgruntled users called
for firing squads.
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True love scares me, but
I have found it scarier
to go without it.
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His love refused to
lie dormant, creeping up through
soul cracks to sunlight.
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They were never flaws
to her, but more like worn-in
quirks to be adored.
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Makes the world go ’round.
Is a many splendored thing.
Is blind. Conquers all.
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She spoke like a jazz
sax solo. Her audience
of one begged for more.
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