a new space is evolving between us
it swallows our history, pushing it into a dark place
that padlocks us in a new reality we don’t need
a new space has evolved in our old time,
the cracks in our reality have been widened,
now there are just thoughts and memories
© mvclarke, for much deliberation, February 2026
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