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Do images
free language
or a metaphor
to note
Whose words embrace
unmarried grace
that lives
beyond the rote
Can you espouse
that suitor’s vow
with kindnesses
unsaid
Time’s betrayal
a cuckold’s bond
with prescience
— left unwed

(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)
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