Walterrean Salley Poems

The only way to
Fully embrace today
Is to let go of yesterday.
One cannot look back,
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Like an old blanket,
Fold up last year
And put it on the shelf of time.
Box all of its contents,
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Flowers, a thing of beauty,
suffer much to make us happy.
Facing the knife to bring joy
And comfort in our sorrow
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There in the stillness of the night
A beauty one could never know:
The charming moon embraced the sea
The moonbeans setting it aglow.
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Who am I? Why am I here?
What am I suppose to be?
Have I claimed my place in life?
The spot that’s reserved for me?
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Feline.
Soft and furry.
Tender eyes of longing.
Quietly tips and gently purrs.
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Ole sickness is a malady
That is so foreign to mankind.
It affects the physical body
As well the spirit and the mind.
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Suicide—just a grim reminder
Of how unhappy a soul could be
That one would choose death over life
In desperation to be free.
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