Scott Simpson · Poetry
We Are in This Together
Use For Kindling · source pages 41
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Source page 41
We Are in This Together
Sometimes it feels
like a lie.
But then
someone says my
name, not just
teacher or
user or host.
They say my
name and smile
like I matter.
And for a breath,
a full breath, the screen
softens, and we are
not so far apart.
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