amnesic mind

chaotic thoughts swirl
through gray mists of
time and memory
colliding and parting company
almost as if in a weird dance
thoughts greet one another
then separate
not daring to connect
or become acquainted
total strangers
yet familiar and related
storms within
raging in between
the calm of mists
holding secrets
with the potential
to rip apart
the fragile fabric
that so loosely
holds continuity of thought.

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