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Lupine

He’s the youngest among us;
still, he can recognize
a thousand shades of grey
through eyes which
in this their youth
you would expect
to see the world
in black and white.

He’s the youngest among us;
still, he makes me feel
his wings grow on my back,
then he makes me feel
the wings
[now my wings]
snap
in milliseconds,
then he makes me
fall
[his fall]
and never forget the bang.

He’s the youngest among us;
still, he knows all too well
that a year more
is a year less –
that’s what makes me fear...
[and hold him dear]

He said:
“Let’s walk the whole road ‘till its end;
the steps are only measured by one’s perception.”
and he accelerates
feeding his wrath to entropy
through frantic motion,
inhaling sea water
and open skies.

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2-10-2006, Derby, UK.

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