Graduation
There she is
black and white
Lovely
Like a lady
From a bygone
Book
Still without a shoe
Running whereto
Left me a coat
Of laughter
To cross
That puddle there
But the hills
Are hers
Where she goes
Been before
Won’t be the top
That tests
But the
Bottom
Where tangled
Roots are buried
Dig out the dirt
One handful
At a time
For however long
It takes
Swim in the stream
Look for the bridge
The one that
Brings you back
To the beginning
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