By and By

the way you walk, and talk 
is at the mercy of tides and shifting dunes

the foibles,
the characteristically odd ways 
of your individual life
its mannerisms and behavioral peculiarities

will fall away by and by 

and what will be left
is this perfect alien species
formed by your every dazzle and daze

a translucency
all shall recognize as themselves
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Gauthier Avatar
April 16, 2021 at 3:35 PM
Good one, Eric ~
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July 1, 2021 at 4:59 PM
Grins, thanks L.G.
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