Alas anew, yet nothing new

I spread the word throughout my limbs and trunk
And yet anew sings back
It sings in lovely tone, nothing new
It all feels new, but this old dog here calls it old
It feels old, but the world seems to scream NEW!
Or is it ‘Now’ that I hear…. It’s not so clear
Pain; nothing new, right?
Yes, nothing new… but always new
You knew it before and you feel it now
A fool going blind keeps trying to echolocate the contact lenses

  -Champa Choga

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