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Just One

No more than
one soul

Scattered the
Earth
Just one

No more than
one has
been found
On search
for more

Just one mind
Compared to
the nights’
thousand minds

Every light a soul
and a mind a
Bright
blooming
star

I don’t have
more than
one

I don’t have
more than
one mouth,
one mind,
one soul

Some have
many I see
They walk along

Talking
To themselves
And asking
In the reflection
Of the lake
“How do I look?”
They wait for an answer
“Perfect as always”
They walk with
Their many minds
And a thousand eyes
Holding a
Thousand souls
While I walk
With one
One soul
One mind
One heart
One set of eyes
One only
Just one.

Analise Braddock
Analise Braddock, 10
Katonah, NY