Monday, September 06, 2021

A Time Before

A time before you and me
A time before the past was past 
A time before the present got past
And then the future, too--
The future went past
And you and I
Lost in the past
In this forgotten city
Blown up by the sea 
At the edge of an old dusty world...

A time before my mom, and her mom 
A time before my dad forgot the world 
And remembered only his sadness 
Curled it up like a kitten 
Hurled up into his lap
And licked it clean...

(inspired by:
https://www.the961.com/photos-lebanon-1900s-1920s)

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