Steps in Some Direction

Looking at the sky
I realize that I have not paid nearly enough attention to it over the years
Has it ever been this shade of blue before?
Have I ever seen this shade of blue before?
Have I ever felt this shade of blue before?

And now I am realizing
I have not paid nearly enough attention to anything
But if I close my eyes
I can remember the feeling
Of the sun kissing my skin
After months of hiding
Of warmth from concrete seeping
Into the bones that feel like dust under my skin now

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