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I can't afford to lose what I gain
So I cover it with love

I keep it a secret
so that I can savor it again

I make it a hammock
so that I can rest
A soft, wide sisal rope
Embraced by curved,
sun-scorched pine

Shaking your head
in confusion and sorrow
That is how you'll read this

But I win, not because you lose but
because I can't lose anymore.

-debuted on Full of Crow radio show,
3/7/10. See below:

(http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lynnalexander/2010/03/07/full-of-crow-weekly-poetry-hour)