the tinker

There he sat,
Stooped double over an old umbrella,
Tinkering over a loose joint,
Mouth compressed in concentration,
Deft fingers wielding the tools of his trade,
A master of his craft,
Clad in tattered shirt and faded shorts,
Dusty, calloused feet speaking louder
About his weathered slippers;
He scratches his matted hair
And pauses to change tools…
He speaks to pass the time away,
Telling about [...]

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think on this

there are not enough words
to convey enough thoughts,
to open your eyes.
 
i cannot say i would like to spend
long moments with you,
but i sure would like to learn how to.
 
i don’t think i can say:
 
i am prepared to die
for you…
 
but wouldn’t it be wonderful
if i can?
 
i think i believe these things
about you:
 
that you are [...]

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contemplate on this

If you come from such
Primordial beginnings –
Soup, for example –
Then how do you reconcile
Science’s cold logic
With the preposterous idea
That it could happen?

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