telescope

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when morning comes my heavy eyes are open
staring sightlessly into the soft dawn sky
when midday comes, my pallid cheeks are damp with rain
flushed in shades of bruises; indigo & yellow-green
when nightfall comes my pupils gape, reflecting the starry sentinels above
my clammy skin hidden, swaddled in a blanket of moss
when midnight comes, my filmy eyes are open
and i am still here, as forever shall i be

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