Fresh Breath

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Nancy gave all her drafts and archives
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀to Adrien to keep safe, then cut all ties
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and got herself killed, refusing lifesaving

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀efforts. Not that any serious lifesaving
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀was to be had, had we not her archives
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and drafts kept by Adrien, whose ties

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀went uncut. Alicia will make her own ties
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀with us, fresh breath of the lifesaving
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀voice of her mother’s drafts and archives.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Archives kept. Ties made. Love and lifesaving.

by maggie with alicia
and a word from poet alias,
based on a journey sara started

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Published:: June 10, 2020 / 4:59 am

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davidelicet 7.29.20 / 11am

“based on a journey sara started” — yes, thank you, Maggie, Alicia and Adrien. I’m sure that Sara is smiling. So here, the latest draft of several that she left behind for this particular journey intended to be carried on with your collaboration. Notes to this version indicate that she still intended further revision to this before stepping out further herself, if she had been given the time to do so. But she would have loved where you are taking it, here and in the other extensions you have already created. From late November 2012 —

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Breath not taken, which word forgives?
Saving archives.
Motherless child, for whom’re made memories?
Life’s ties.
Death sentence, what force’ll dream be having?
Lifesaving.
I’ll’ve nothing else worth its final leaving.
All you and I had starting out’s here still
not by chance, ever and always as we will.
Saving archives. Life’s ties. Lifesaving.

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