In a World

I was once in a world, I 

Was one of the many. I

Embraced all the words that I

Knew how to carry. I

Tried, as I lay by the

Side of the road, to take

Flight like the flies without

Fear I might fall.

I was once in a world,

In a place I

Took part in. A space I

Could trace all the faces and

Glances of wondering folks. I

Could talk in a language that I

Knew how to speak without

Fear I might choke.

I was once in a world,

I set sail on a boat, and I

Floated and gazed at the

Wobbling stream. I

Could dream of a world where I

Could swim and reach

All the beaches without

Fear I might drown.

I was once in a world,

And I knew how to count

All my moments of hope,

All my moments of doubt.

And I landed on the bed with

My shoes still on my feet, I can-

not be submitted. I was once.

I was once

In a world.

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