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a poem

By Matthew J. FrommPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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Listen

Listen

Do you hear the forest sing?

Of course not

It's choking

stifled

By exhaust

as pinning pines burn

Listen

Listen

The birds chime bellows

ushering not morning

But a slow lamentful drowning

No thrashing, No screams

Only sinking,

slowly, into the deep

Who?

Who?

Do you hear the owl’s question?

Of course not

Would he keep asking

If an answer came forth?

His wisdom to be ignored

Forevermore

Listen

Listen

The beats become rests

Can you hear the silence?

The wailing?

Or the whimpers

Of the crows?

Soon to be

Nevermore

Nevermore

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Matthew J. Fromm

Full-time nerd, history enthusiast, and proprietor of arcane knowledge.

Here there be dragons, knights, castles, and quests (plus the occasional dose of absurdity).

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