When you speak
you make me feel
invisible
a gray person
gray as fog
dark gray
dancing gray
singing gray
rainbow gray
gray as a cold winter's day
fading gray
fading fading
fading away
as you shine I'll shimmer
as you burn I'll simmer
an asymmetry
without chemistry
you will make me
invincible
you
ONLY
you
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PDW
Bloomington, Il
October 2024