Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Just before

They matter:
The ones who cried
Just before the lights went out.

They live:
The ones who broke
Just before their youth began.

They amaze:
The ones who stand
Just before it was another dawn.

They hide:
The ones who lost
Just before the war began.

They love:
The ones who sang
Just before our poetry failed.

They walk:
The ones who hurt
Just before their legs wore out.

They write:
The ones who live
Just before we spin toward disaster.

Those who matter, live, amaze, hide, love, walk--they write.
Please don't medicate yourself until you can write yourself out of tragedy: Nothing that words can't heal.

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