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Bad Summer

(sorry)

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My summer

Began in surgery

I’ve been trying

To rise

Ever since

Not the first time

Or the last

(I’ll have battery replacements

at the least)

But this was unexpected

I tried to follow

Protocol

A ride in an ambulance

(I’ve received a bill)

And everything

Successful

I suppose

But the days have been heavy

Since

Heat and humidity

And climate change

Of course

(of course, it’s real)

Storms

And word of storms

And everywhere there’s war

Or natural fire

Fire

Flood

Thirst

And disease

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I know

I can’t make all burdens

My burden

And I pray for these

And mine

And hope each day

To be a little

Well

Lighter

Lighter steps

Easier breathing

In the practical

And meditative

Way

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And now it’s August

Fall is on its way

I hear

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C L Couch

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