east-facing
so the sun sets
behind the palms
behind the houses
behind the bluffs
where the real world began
or so he was told
he dug in the sand
buried his treasures
where no one else could find them
just as he'd heard
refugees did in their gardens
hoping apparently
beyond all evidence
they would somehow return
to the same houses
after the war
after the victories
after the restitutions
he buried his treasures and walked away
swam out into the ocean
but lost his nerve
when he heard his parents calling
he swam back and surrendered
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