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Jul

I watched your heroes die today
alone and unrecalled
their canonization stalled
crushed between your expectations
and the weight of their ideals
And I can’t tell you how that feels
can’t make a spade pretend a heart
We will tear ourselves apart
before we ever find the strength
to let the loss lie where it falls

I watched the moment pass today
through downcast, red-rimmed eyes
among the rest who realize
that a single unseen second
can a lifetime’s worth forgo
And I can’t tell you why that’s so
can’t fashion futures from the past
We will take our very last
before we ever miss the breath
we wasted thinking ourselves wise

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