Wisdom

If Only

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By Scott Bailey © 2026

Hands were proffered
    Slapped away
Invites offered
    I said, not today

If only
    If only
        If only

I would not be grieving
    Eluded joy

In response to malformed_poetry’s prompt

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The Silliness

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By Scott Bailey © 2014

We were the wise ones.
Wandering in from all over the world.
High on the haze of laughter and drink.
Occasional lovers, always just friends.
And game after game we polished our views.

Where did it go?
That time of the silliness, the time of the laughs.
Was it all crushed by the weight on our hearts?
Of life, of the world that we woke to and joined.

Games