Moments

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Moments

There are moments

that take my breath away

in surprise,

delicious, fleeting joy

gone so quickly

I can’t recapture

details.

There are moments

that stick with me

well beyond the time

I want them,

but they are etched reminders

for future days.

There are moments

I cling to and push away

all at once,

bittersweet,

for they hold times

and people

I’ve lost

but can’t let go.

There are moments

so still

I’m afraid to breathe,

as it might break

the spell,

and I’d never see

the next,

never know

the secret.

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