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It gets bad and then it gets worse
And then the bottom falls out
But then it gets better, even great, you think
You’re there, but then it goes sour, totally alone, hurting,
But it comes back, new breath, friends again,
It’s the best it’s been in months,
Really clicking, it’s heaven, and then
Just about the time you think it’s going to stay heaven,
It gets bad, and then it gets worse, and then
The bottom falls out, will it ever get better? and then
It does, it’s even great, you blink an eye
And it goes sour, vicious, destructive,
But it comes back, new breath, friends again,
It’s the best it’s been in months, really clicking,
It’s heaven, and then just about the time
You think it’s going to stay heaven
–Geoffrey Young. Above: the cover of Young’s new book Money (Prepared Remarks, 2022.)
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Author: The Best American Poetry
