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gathered here

Here’s hoping that,
as they lay me in down,
You gathered here
will not turn on me,
bewilder the bride
w/your delusions.

You’re gathered here
‘cause we danced w/o penance.
Fused an accord
no army could read.
Called upon wise men
for mercy. Called upon women
for love.


  Mike Jurkovic