Parading

I am running into a new year

and the old years blow back
and the old years blow back
and the old years blow back
like a wind
like a wind
that i catch in my hair
that i catch in my hair
like strong fingers like
like strong fingers like
all my old promises —Lucille Clifton
all my old promises
—Lucille Clifton

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One response to “I am running into a new year”

  1. and
    it will be hard to let go
    of what I said to myself
    about myself
    when I was sixteen and
    twentysix and thirtysix
    even thirtysix but
    I am running into a new year

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