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every encounter is a mixture
of delight and regret

I’m pushing the big rock
up a steep hill

am I strong enough to let go?
will it roll over me?

my headphones block the sound of the train
as it carries me fa(r)ther away

past a hundred rectangles
divided into a thousand rectangles

I turn on Coltrane, sit back
watch the blurry trees

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19 April 2025
Washington D.C.

Published in Family My poems Poem-A-Day 2025 Poetry Travel

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