Underneath

she forgets because

it is easier to forget.

the leaves change,

falling on the grassland,

filling the trenches

covering again

what has been

covered for so many seasons

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no one knows or cares to know

what is buried there

it is not very important

time has passed

the needle is threaded

fire has been discovered

and it has been much too long