On Notice<\/p>\n
By<\/p>\n
Jennifer Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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At a moment\u2019s notice<\/p>\n
You\u2019re on notice.<\/p>\n
Did you notice that?<\/p>\n
It may come person to person,<\/p>\n
Or deer to person, or hawk to person,<\/p>\n
You might receive notice in the mail–<\/p>\n
It might be short notice,<\/p>\n
Advanced notice,<\/p>\n
Official notice,<\/p>\n
It might be public notice,<\/p>\n
Or you might be noticed in secret by a shadow, or the moon.<\/p>\n
However it comes, whatever its nature,<\/p>\n
Take it as best you can, for rest assured<\/p>\n
One day you will be put on notice,<\/p>\n
Or you will put notice on yourself\u2014whichever it is\u2014<\/p>\n
There may not be further notice.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind there are notes in every notice–<\/p>\n
Musical notes that just want to be seen and heard and played.<\/p>\n
For all noticings are musical by nature, every time<\/p>\n
You notice another, the soul dances.<\/p>\n
The thing to remember is this:<\/p>\n
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Nothing goes without notice forever.<\/p>\n
When death comes with her eviction notice,<\/p>\n
You will have no choice but to sit up and take it.<\/p>\n
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I notice your eyes,<\/p>\n
The slight tilt of your face,<\/p>\n
I notice you breathing on these words<\/p>\n
Giving them life.<\/p>\n
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