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~Time and Time~

There'll be those that valued your presence
as the year passed and the new came
and those that didn't bat an eye
at the mere absence of your name.

They are beside you, or they are not
remind you not of the benefits of their lot.
Because your voice and sigh
filled their lonely company and spirits made high.

but only so far did that benefit last
upon needing yourself a tender pass
the inconvenience was too great
to friendship keep and trust create.

So pass did the as the year did bade-
Farewell to the use they had for you
and your life is now your own due
wish them the best and happy new year to you.

~ I Fell Today ~

I fell today.
Walking home
an old route in time.
It felt strange
taking in this
fall of mine.
It hurt,
but less than
I expected.
Not many saw
so my embarrassment
was protected.
I didn't linger.
I gathered my strength
and rose.
I'd fallen before
but none felt like this
one time, I suppose.
Of those that saw,
none really cared.
And that what got me
and made me smile.
As I walked home,
this world of ours
kept spinning
even as I fell
walking home my mile.
The world didn't end
nor sped up nor flinched.
I hit the floor
and the world kept on,
inch by inch.
As it did, I smiled and paced
and warmer felt the winter air I faced.
Everything keeps going, traumatizing or not.
It continues on, natures churning pot.
I laughed, expecting to have
heard laughter as I passed.
But once I didn't, the attention
I thought I drew, didn't amass.
I'm just me, passing on roads long passed by another
So too these wounds, has another surpassed.
So... I fell today. As I'd fallen before.
But was it I that got up again?
I'm not so sure.