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Michael Turned
January 11, 2012
Michael turned
Once burning gold
Cast from the black
Ocean of conformity
Into just one more
Obscure, dark wave
Michael turned
The naivety of a child
Living by day
Immersed in light
Into the pale scholar –
The haunt of the ancient
Library on West Avenue
Michael turned
Every night while his
Parents screamed their hate
And he huddled in the dark
The idea of love
Into a synonym for
Despair; captivity
And Michael’s boy
Trembling in his blankets
Rosy tan and whitening
Wonders if he, too
Is destined to turn
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