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had  it  been  different  had  it  been  otherwise  i  might  not  have  conceived  such  an  elaborate  disguise  as  we  walked,  that  night  along  the  river  that  cries  for  the  damned,  the  departed  we  can  only  surmise  this  life,  a  bird  and  how  quickly  she  flies  each  birth  borne  for  it’s  own  demise  hilarity,  this  mask  i  wear  to  cover  these  eyes  and  this  cloak  of  deception  has  so  many  ties  intricately  clasped  and  threaded  by  lies  and  the  form  of  a  crow  laughing  may  rise  darkly  into  forbidding  skies  and  can  you  hear  it,  this  music  beyond  reason  there  lies  a  party  and  how  sweet,  the  lullabies  and  joy,  just  a  baby  with  a  spark  in  her  eyes  let’s  cast  off  these  costumes  mortality,  a  guise  naked  on  the  edge  of  this  infinite  night

Greg  Alston  is  a  gardener,  cook,  father  and  some  other  things,  too. Boulder  Weekly  accepts  poetry  and  flash  fiction  submissions  of  450  words/35  lines  or  fewer,  accompanied  by  a  one-­sentence  bio  of  the  author.  Send  to:  poetry@boulderweekly.com 44

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