He, the missing element

He, the missing element

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missing
what could have been
a world we would never know
holding hands
led us wonder upon

magic
where did it go?
winds have calmed down
helium balloons drift away
with distant clouds

sparkles
real or transcendent
matter to no one now
the sky is immense, a haven
for our helium hearts

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Inspired by by Edgar Allan Poe’s “A dream within a dream”