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This Is the Way

a stream-of-consciousness poem

By Randy BakerPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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I fall down.

I get back up.

Mostly I fall down.

.

I spend a lot of time down,

come to think of it.

Very little time up.

.

I stumble a lot

in between

the actual falling.

.

Down and up,

stumbling, fumbling, tripping, lunging;

starting all over again.

.

This is the way of salvation.

Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Randy Baker

Poet, author, essayist.

My Vocal "Top Stories":

* The Breakers Motel * 7 * Holding On * Til Death Do Us Part * The Fisherman

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  • M. A. Mehan about a year ago

    If it means salvation from myself i can be content to keep falling

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