Truth denied in hesitation
hearts broken at graduation,
Time’s gaits unslowed in pace or progress
Awoken at midnight, cold
Dream’s ecstasy withheld
Knowing, learning, not without yearning
Ripped in two, waiting
never rekindled, never renewed
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