By Any Other Name

Sometimes trying hard to win,
it’s more important not to lose

Semantics jumbled, meanings gray,
the angle of your view

The victor truant, a rose a rose,
when called by something else

The winner left still undeclared
—the loser on the shelf 

(Wendy On Ozark: May, 2022)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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