DXFerat

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  May 2021     11 months ago

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Belleview Hospital Lobby

I saw a dying man today
on a rolling bed,
a gurney, I think is what it’s called.

He lay perfectly still,
his eyes closed without
any motion in the lids,

while we walked past him
to go to lunch.
It occurred to me

that he probably...

– by Dan X Ferat

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Algebra

We walk a double-lined life:
a search for the elusive x
that will create balance.

Too many deadlines and paychecks
will tip the equation to the right.
Too many lovers and chocolates

lean it the other way.
Parents, pets, progeny all factor...

– by Dan X Ferat

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This poem stays focused on an image that reveals deeper meaning. I can picture the place and feel the divide created by it. I prefer poems that are down-to-Earth like this one. They don't tell you what to think or feel; they give you the images and you have to do the work. 

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