Long since 
these hands 
have bent 
North or South. 
 
They lie  
by my side 
in repose 
awaiting a  
single kiss 
to lighten them 
for holding. 
 
Long Since 
this heart stirred 
to life 
enlivened by 
a Coming You. 
 
These legs 
can carry 
my weight 
strengthened 
by my patience 
which 
is Long Since 
bent 
toward 
Rainbows 
which never end. 
 
I am now 
in my  
Nothing House 
waiting 
for my life to begin 
and my faith is 
that it soon  
shall,  
and this  
time 
will 
have  
Long  
Since 
Gone.
Lonnie Hicks
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