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Or… who is it living through my eyes?

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Michael Bojarski
Feb 14, 2024
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“If ever I tell you about my past, it’s never because I want you to feel sorry for me, but so you can understand why I am who I am.” Anonymous

Through panes of bone and flesh, I gaze,
Upon a world in whirling blaze.
A million sights, a gallery,
Yet who stands witness—who is me?

Is it the child, wide-eyed and new,
Who drank the sky in shades of blue?
Who chased the wind, who climbed the trees,
Untouched by time, untouched by ease?

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