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Donal Mahoney

Donal Mahoney

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Seeing is believing
smart people
often tell me but
 
no one ever told me
believing is seeing
except this blind lady
 
I help across the street
who taps her cane
and tells me
 
you’ll find out
when you leave Earth
and whirl among the planets
 
and soar behind
the sun and moon
on the way to your place
 
believing is seeing
someone some say
isn’t there.
 
Donal Mahoney

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