I climbed a mountain today
\nChilled in a too-thin sweatshirt by wind over snow
\nAnd stood at the point where the path bends back<\/p>\n
On the corner of a zigzag track you have three options
\nTo remain
\nto retreat
\nor to advance.<\/p>\n
(Or there\u2019s always the ravine).<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure I cared for
\nthe way I felt your wry eyes watching<\/p>\n
The one who gave me the words that you stole
\nwas waiting, further up the path<\/p>\n
I stood for the length of a sigh
\nThe knowing pressing behind my eyes, the memories
\nof quiet afternoons finding poems together<\/p>\n
Then, as you knew\u00a0I would, I turned from the shelter
\nof the bushline, and stepped into the\u00a0wind
\nWhat\u00a0we wrote\u00a0spinning away<\/p>\n
I knew you would approve,
\nbut this
\nwas like killing all my darlings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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