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How Long

July 9, 2016
By orangeslice SILVER, Midland, Michigan
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orangeslice SILVER, Midland, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will long to return.&quot;<br /> -Leonardo da Vinci<br /> <br /> &quot;Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.&quot;<br /> -Carl Sagan

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I couldn't help

but I tried.

The only way to understand

was to put words

in your mouth.

 

You stayed behind,

independently in need,

shaking hands and slow words.

 

Your question was a puzzle

of gestures I didn't understand.

Misunderstanding is

your every day.

 

I walked away and you

remained.

 

They came to find you.

How long did you wait?

© Jennifer H., Bethesda, MD

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