The Edge You Carry With You

What is this beguiling reluctance to be happy?

Mar 15, 2024

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THE EDGE YOU CARRY WITH YOU

What is this 
beguiling reluctance
to be happy?

This quickness
in turning away
the moment
you might
arrive?

The felt sense,
that a moment's
unguarded joy
might after all,
just kill you?

You know
so very well
the edge 
of darkness
you have
always
carried with you.

You know
so very well,
your childhood …

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