AWAY
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come, darling
and look with me
past the edge of the ravine
at the rockface,
harsh and punishing—
the rushing of the stream
now look away
and look around—
there’s so much else to see
—come, darling
won’t you take my hand
and walk away with me?
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For anyone who’s looked down into that ravine—and anyone who’s tried to help that person away.
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