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              Falling echoes twirl out of control.
Finding a fastened chain of rust. So chilled are
the ideas that rage throughout my mind.

             Descending mechanisms falter and I
find myself in a whirlwind of laughter. No
sound is sacred yet the softest of whispers
is held in secret.

             So careful are the rolling letters as
the main call is vibrated through the founding
boards. So calm I am. So firm is the meaning.

             Shh. All will be okay as the shaking
comes to stillness. The quakes of yesterday
skip in ripples.

             Gently a smile creases and the warmth
expands. Hold open a glimmer of hope. The
fevered, raspy vocals find moisture inside.

              Dancing into a quickened note. One by
one the toes expand, the memory is made. Once
more I hold the book of majestic stories.
Unwinding I find new ways to adjust.

              Who listens? Who expresses? Who
experiences? Did you?

             So softly the light holds tight in slated
petals. Slicing through the storm and clinging
upon the whisper of a shy hope.

              Oh careful. Let the giggle be expressed. Let
the joy wrinkle the freckled nose. Indeed the
dream is real, the hope alive.

             Here I ask you to join. A smile, friend?