- Vol. 10
- Chapter 12
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Image by Marc Schlossman
Bait
Crackers burst in distance
drawing waves of light-
A bait of life.
Fireflies fly weightless
into darkness-
A road through emptiness.
Shadows of cotton clouds rise
above the quiet rustle of the wind
until-
Dropping of a gift carries sorrow home.
Incoherent voices fade into wilderness-
I no longer dream.