Loren Laird Burris

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Dignity of Two

Senseless

though it may seem,

lower yourself to me;

we should embody

the dignity of two;

meager though I am,

I might

round out the brace,

perhaps give as much

as I intend to take.

tangential worries

need not define us.

even should you,

my savior, come

tracking thistledown

and panting a prayer,

there is nothing amiss

in yearning for Paradise.

Rock Salt Plum Poetry Review                               Spring 2004        

Loren Burris is a native Texan and, as such, is eligible for universal sympathy.  He is an avid reader and creative writer, as well as an enthusiast of pre-WWII American music. He has been published in Spitjaw Review.

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