these are the timesdirty beloved
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18.5.03

...He has no love
Of this life, only faith: that when they come
For him one day, someone will save his name,
Telling of a boy who knew the terrors
Of life so well he saw no other thing...

The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Kim Bridgford
at Verse Daily
{unfortunate typo in last line, and a primary difference here from the printed page for all of us who would attempt the ink counterfeit from 'r' to 't', out of love, for poetry, yes, and authorial intent, and language, and an order that transcends the rule of law}

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