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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1091676 added June 17, 2025 at 5:51am
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Homesick
Homesick

Lying in the hospital bed
limited by pain and johnny
familiar with the ceiling
on ninety-fifth assessment

Counting the hours and minutes
until release to health and home
dreading postponement
of promise.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 06.17.25
Prompt: Write a poem about when time seems to crawl.
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