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I was looking for you in the garden
I was searching for you in a metaphorical or symbolic "garden."
The shadows under the trees perforated night skies
The darkness beneath the trees created a perforated pattern in the night sky.
I found it hard to see in the glare
The glare made it difficult for me to see clearly.
The only response to a call was the rustle of leaves, birdsong
The response to a call was nature's sounds – rustling leaves and birdsong.
Your name diffusing through the undulations in the air
Your name was present in the air, spreading through the surroundings.
The kitchen doors were open
The kitchen doors were open, suggesting an invitation or accessibility.
I checked the fridge before continuing
I checked the fridge before continuing, a mundane action in the midst of a search.
Skipping stairs was a stretch but still a habit
Skipping stairs was a challenging but habitual action for me.
Years later, a couple lanes away from where we lived
Reflecting on a location a couple of lanes away from our past residence.
I watched an asteroid break up on entry
Observing an asteroid breaking up upon entering the atmosphere.
Bright limbs streaking across a black sky
Visual imagery of bright limbs streaking across a black sky.
What were the chances?
Contemplating the improbable chances of such events.
Miracles unfolding overhead
Describing events as miracles unfolding overhead.
Drinking in the park
Engaging in an activity like drinking in the park.
I can never explain the pit in my stomach
Expressing difficulty in explaining a deep, unsettling feeling in the stomach.
Frantic, nervous pacing through the house
Conveying a sense of anxiety and restlessness, pacing through the house.
If we act like things are not spiraling out of hand
Pondering whether acting as if things are fine affects their actual state.
Does that make them so?
Raising a question about the impact of perception on reality.
If a thought goes unspoken, does that erase it?
Questioning the power of unspoken thoughts and their existence.
The unbroached belief when my friend died
Referencing an unexpressed belief during a friend's death.
Decades later, that subconscious echoes carried him through me
Decades later, the echoes of subconscious thoughts related to the friend.
But it never rears its head when it can be reasoned with
Emphasizing the rationality of subconscious thoughts when confronted.
The world ends on a quiet weekend
Suggesting the world's end occurring unexpectedly on a quiet weekend.
Not through diagnoses, emergencies, collapses
Contrasting the end of the world with typical dramatic events.
Although I hate thinking that memories bend
Expressing discomfort with the idea that memories may be distorted over time.
Cars are still parked outside
Observing parked cars, questioning the absence of an anticipated event (rapture).
If the rapture had happened, why was it unrecognizable?
Raising questions about the unrecognizable nature of an expected event.
Why is the sky blue?
Pondering a fundamental question about the color of the sky.
Why did no one tell me?
Expressing surprise and a sense of not being informed about certain things.
That these things not announce themselves
Reflecting on the unnoticed nature of significant events.
And when I found you, you told me to wash my hands
A recollection of an encounter where hygiene advice is given.
That I've been playing outside
Recalling a carefree time of playing outside.
And spoke nothing of the end of the world
Not discussing the end of the world when found, leaving ambiguity.
Does that mean it never happened?
Pondering whether the absence of discussion implies the non-occurrence of the end of the world.
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