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Some Things Ring True

i sit here and wait, patient and proud.
alone

a sea of faces, the muted din of a crowd
i reflect

we gather for a rite of spring as we've done for many years
community

there could not be a more typical group
my peers

parents, grandparents and sibling to hear the children play
music

two seats to the left, six to the right
empty

others all around chat, catch up, reminisce
socialize

the few i know don't see or care and so i sit
resigned

she's said it so many times, always with intent to injure
she failed

but now i see the signs, and now i know
it' s true.

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