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[thetasteless]

Everything
by Philip Levine

Lately the wind burns
the last leaves and evening
comes too late to be
of use, lately I learned
that the year has turned
its face to winter
and nothing I say or do
can change anything.
So I sleep late and waken
long after the sun has risen
in an empty house and walk
the dusty halls or sit
and listen to the wind
creak in

Comments

[teithiwr]

This actually made me cry. How amazingly perfect for just this moment. Thank you so much for posting!

[beebox]

I was just going to say nearly exactly this

[mary_br]

Am touched <3

[ballpointsword]

geez.

[tears_of_nienna]

Philip Levine always leaves me with a sense of beautiful desolation, if that makes any sense. Thanks for posting this.

[scratchmist]

*sobs*
Wow. That whole thing was perfect.