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my comet

Dec 29, 2021
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each year
he takes
from me
what is
mine, my
identity

and leaves
behind a
tail of dust
and ice
catching
the light

one day
he’ll melt
and let
my orbit
fade into
the night

in empty
space, the
longest
distance
between
two points
 

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