Little Blue

Three joint stages of breaking blue
on the ride back in to shore and,
in this forever [[moment]]:

no more me.

Just [[light]] and [[water]] and
one crashing sound
coming home.


Traces

  • Ya-Latif

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Holy See

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Sar-e-sang

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Floating Tales

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Transcension

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