Men at forty
Learn to close softly
The doors to rooms they will not be
Coming back to.

Donald Justice

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Go then, O my inseperable, this once more,

Donald Justice

Tags: poetry

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donald justice:
i often wonder about the others,
where they are bound for on the voyage, what is the reason for their silence,
was there some reason to go away?

Donald Justice

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The Thin Man

I indulge myself
In rich refusals.
Nothing suffices.

I hone myself to
This edge. Asleep, I
Am a horizon.

Donald Justice

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Come back now and help me with these verses. Whisper to me some beautiful secret that you remember from life.

Donald Justice

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See how the fearful chandelier trembles above you each time you open your mouth to sing.
Sing.

Donald Justice

Tags: courage-fear-inspirational

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