There is an emptiness
in these days, a barrenness
Surely we have
taken a wrong turn
Birds keep searching, calling
to one another
endlessly circling the skies
but they find nothing
with which to build their nests
Oceans are punishing
the shore
stealing it away
bit by bit
and no one seems to notice
The land sighs and shrugs under
its bitter coat of snow
It has forgotten
how once it
enticed seeds to germinate
I try to turn inward, but
there is a wall
everywhere I look
topped with razor wire
Somewhere there must be a door
but I cannot find it
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