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Ellipses

Ellipses

there is no

period at the end

of your sentence

it is a story

that goes on

and on

and on

chapters change

becoming more

becoming less

essays condense

into a single line

cast out

words are not wasted

thrown away

your mind expands

with each experience

what it brings

what it takes

the stitches and rips

the clay spins

and spins

the beauty beheld

is basic

the way a child sees it

what is felt

is carried over

like clouds

in a square window

that move

in the eyes

of those left dying

in a bed

somebody else died in

and the sheets are washed

again

and again

 and again

clean like a cloud

after it’s rained

and spring has come

all green

a nest with three eggs

life opens

again

and again

and again

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery