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| I tossed the red ball on the tide; joy envisioned how excited it jittered on small white caps — smooth-riding shallow gloss brown glass — flow departing with a warm ‘here you go’, and rejoined. Except, loss felt alone at our beach. Love was a game of keep away every time I neared. A tongue stuck out while you sneered. I had to make my own games, own rules, stayed on shores of time. You hid amid sunbathers, swimmers, trusted lifeguards — only your lovely voice played amid saintly clouds. My skin warms by charm of a sun now leaving. My game clutched at a salt sea scene heaving. This isolated divergence leaves me somber for you ~ and the only game ~ you ever knew. Coda I own the red ball — not you. And don’t be afraid to lose like I’ve lost — because I had to. 10.14.23 12.9.23 edit for stronger sensory/imagry/clarity of message. 37 lines free erse Formerly titled: The Only Game Submitted to Shadows & Light 11-2023  ![Merit Badge in Shadows and Light
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