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The Meaning of our Light


by Darryl Price


The pencil pushes the
paper deeper into

itself because a blank
landscape provides the secrets

to everything at
once. Ninety-nine percent

of the people don't care
about your seeking justice

for the murdered circus
animals. You know 

who I am. I've never 
been just tomorrow's light 

rain today. The pencil 
tattoos everything in 

its path with a skull, flowers 
between its missing 

teeth. I'm still going to 
miss you. The pencil's not 

the unkind one acting 
out here. My love will last. 


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