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Acorn
January 6, 2015
My grandfather had been
the light in the room but
now was the darkness.
The weight of death pressed
on my brother
until he broke like
an acorn that slowly
cracks under pressure
to show its raw,
bitter core.
His cold center
shining in the spotlight.
© Bret J., Phoenix, AZ
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