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Here We Begin Again
a semi-colon means
this sentence isn’t over yet,
another clause
follows connects—
another pause between breaths,
before the next
inhale, yes,
we breathe in
we are alive
the semi-colon knows
we are just waiting for our moment,
it gives us time
to recollect
our nouns our verbs our mess
on the other side,
time to pause, shake off, reflect
take a tentative step
tentative, yes
because we’ve stepped across the line,
the comma the dot
into blank space this time,
here where the page is fresh
here where our ink may bleed,
but the flow won’t recede,
like the pause between breaths,
the clause the semi-colon connects
here we take our first step,
here our story does not end, no
our story does not end;
here we begin again
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Project Semicolon was founded to help curb the suicide epidemic. An author uses a semicolon when they choose not to end the sentence; it is a metaphor for saying your story isn't over yet.