abundance, they shed

February 5, 2026

in the sky

there are rapturous daisies 

still untouched

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twirling

i am here to question

by licorice lush it tangs

i plunge 

diving past rain clouds

i have no color

vacant autonomy

nameless

i had forgotten what i was here for

entranced by untouchable beauty

dipping toes in holy water 

acute clarity

what for did the garden grow

and the leaves discolor

what for did the ants crawl up the wall

searching for infinity

for what 

did i dare to leave home

to only dishevel my hair

my eyes empty my being pungent

fractured in my throat

and caged in my lungs

lies a word

no recollection but i believe it is sacred

scarred on the way back

treading the long road

dirt askew

i believe there was a question

but i have lost it now

like with everything else that dispersed

for what do the mountains sing to me

must i retrace my laborious steps?

what why when why why why what

was my investigation 

i have forgotten

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