Friday, December 24, 2021

with desire gone

for reasons
unknown to me, the red
bird,
a cardinal
keeps flying
into the big window
facing out.
again and again,
he hits
the glass and tumbles
down.
there's something in
here that he
sees
and wants.
perhaps he'll give up
in time,
as i have often 
done, with my desire
gone.

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