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The Ravine

The Ravine

A poem

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Crystal Jackson
Feb 24, 2022
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A poem

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Words sharpened to a point
Can feel like violence
Almost as sharp as “I love you”
Met with silence

You stand finger pointing
And I stand looking down
At the space between us
Splitting open once-shared ground

Your eyes don't meet mine
Across the miles
You drown in betrayal remembered
And I, in remembered smiles

Still, acro…

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