What are days?

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They are dumb routines of work and play

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quietly trapping us

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between dawn and dust.

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What are days for?

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They are for nights to rest

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before unleashing the dark

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from unknown places in the heart.

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Where do days go?

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They go the way

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of spent happiness and unwanted grief

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trailing the wake of a silent breeze.

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What do days mean?

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Answering this question

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sends the poet to his pen

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and raises the prophet to his feet--

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both scurrying to their graves

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across the field,

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armed with words and gods.

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