No More — And Yet…

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No More — And Yet…

By Jane Tawel

February 25, 2021

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There are no pictures any more

and yet we long to be seen.

We live inside our own closed doors,

and silently rage against the routine.

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There are no words we want to share

and work is just a grind.

And even those for whom we care

just often slip our minds.

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The lives of grey inanities

are revelatory — true.

We miss our shared humanity

and hopeful, bright worldview.

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The days go ever on and on

just one day like the other.

We long for plans to bank upon

and health that’s been recovered.

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But I have found in all of this

both listlessness and sorrow,

that I have changed my own wish-list

for better days tomorrow.

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