*****
reaching toward one another
through
social conditioning
vague word definitions
childhood pain
adult pain
mistaken assumptions
and the actions which follow
things we heard from others
things we saw on the news
things we thought we observed
things we did but don’t remember
distractions of the moment
anxieties about the future
resentments real and
imagined
irritating habits
on both sides
it’s a wonder
we reach at all
yet
we do
isn’t it
wonderful?
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The poet/editor of this website is physically disabled, and lives at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level. Contributions may be made at:https://www.gofundme.com/are-you-a-patron-of-the-arts
