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Poem of the week: Nocturnal by Paul Bailey

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Written for a former lover who quietly chose to die, this work’s uncluttered eloquence offers pure refreshment

Nocturnal

I knew a man once who wished he hadn’t been born.
He meant what he said.
He wasn’t a poseur.
In the few, radiant years I knew him
He never spoke for effect.

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