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Steps Traced and Retraced

Cause and Effect and Cause

By Gerard DiLeoPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Steps Traced and Retraced
Photo by Virgil Cayasa on Unsplash

I'm looking forward to follow our trails

But looking askance to know when love fails

Uncertain degrees of dissertation

Love is taught in special education

Still in our hearts

We think those thoughts

Going nowhere when it fractured

I must now be living backward

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About the Creator

Gerard DiLeo

Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

Make me rich! https://www.amazon.com/Gerard-DiLeo/e/B00JE6LL2W/

My substrack at https://substack.com/@drdileo

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Living backward. That resonated so deeply with me. Loved your poem!

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