Poetry Reading: Before After Always, by Eugene Butler
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Performed by Hannah Ehman
Before After Always, by Eugene Butler
Before what?
Birth…Breath…Discovery…
Love…Loss…Joy…
Pain…Awareness…Memory
Regret…Tears…Laughter
Death?
And after?
Believe the Buddhist
Believe the Christian
Believe the Muslim
Believe the Jew
Believe the Atheist
One is the other…The other is one
Unproven…Faith…Belief…
Trust…Expectation…Hope…
Failure…Success…Hype…
Arrogance…Humility…Fantasy…
Before After Before?
Maybe…Maybe not…I was born
Maybe…Maybe not…I will die
If I do…I would very much like to come back
And try it again
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