Thursday, July 2

Double Take

our desire
to be coupled with others
illusory

when all-the-while

our desire is
to be coupled
with ourselves

pairing the best in us
pairing the worst in us
paring of the virulent
through a shrinking lens

How much to cut away
before you get to the truth
of who you are?


Written in response to ReadWritePrompt #81
Photo Prompt Credit: XX by oncle Jim

3 comments:

gautami tripathy said...

Introspection..I like that. You took this into another direction!

equus asinus asinus

Wayne Pitchko said...

yes.....i really liked where this went

Janet said...

This captures it.