i'm sorry

a poem (plus voiceover, alternate version, and reflection for paid-subscribers.)

i’m sorry

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i see my life—

its place—

in this godlike dream;

in a pastel sky.

beauty

at dawn, dusk, and in between.

the sweet juice of

i’m alive

stains my lips.

so why do i feel

an apology—

like a system glitch—

effervescing

to the surface?

it is like a stray projectile.

a misfire—

heard, but not seen.

i’m sorry.

to whom? for what?

there is no one here

but me.

perhaps

that is what i’m sorry for.

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