Mohamad S Bazzi

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The Aged And The Unripe

by Mohamad Said Bazzi

(April 29, 2023)

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​the Aged speak unconsciously​

differently than​ the Unripe speak

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unconsciously

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the Aged​​ mutter flowingly​

like a soothed bird​

trilling​

 

into a soothing wind

 

steady in its strata,

comfortable in its course,

familiar with itself,
and ​acquainted​

 

with its surroundings

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the Unripe​ tumble

​through vast skies

newly discovered and seemingly​

 

infinite

 

the way the inside of an inverted bowl

might seem ​infinite

 

they grapple at words 

the same way one grapples

at clouds and cliffs alike​

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asserting every one 

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as if unsure of its altitude

and reliability​​​​

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