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being here

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The unhealable past is sealed,

floating away like a helium balloon.

The city flinches and falls to my feet,

and I will not need to touch its ceiling anymore.

Simply, I will keep my secrets,

be at peace with the darkness, knowing

my breath is still mine to take,

and grief has found its perfect spot to settle

and no longer control.

Everything that has died has been buried.

The moon paints a womb and the pulse of hope

sings like it hasn’t sung for years.

Signs and symbols do not matter,

only what matters is that which races then stops;

reaches, tries.

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Copyright © 2010 by Allison Grayhurst

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First published in “PoetryMagazine.com” Fall 2011

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“Allison Grayhurst intertwines a potent spirituality throughout her work so that each poem is not simply a statement or observation, but a revelation that demands the reader’s personal involvement. Grayhurst’s poetic genius is profound and evident. Her voice is uniquely authentic, undeniable in its dignified vulnerability as it is in its significance,” Kyp Harness, singer/songwriter, author.

“Allison Grayhurst’s poems are like cathedrals witnessing and articulating in unflinching graphic detail the gritty angst and grief of life, while taking it to rare clarity, calm and comfort. Grayhurst’s work is haunting, majestic and cleansing, often leaving one breathless in the wake of its intelligence, hope, faith and love amidst the muck of life. Many of Allison Grayhurst’s poems are simply masterpieces. Grayhurst’s poetry is a lighthouse of intelligent honour… indeed, intelligence rips through her work like white water,” Taylor Jane Green, Registered Spiritual Psychotherapist and author.

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