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Fragility

Emotions smolder Fires burn down to cold coals Silver shiny glass Makes for hard brittle mirrors Fragility breaks elbows

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Date: 2/6/2017 8:31:00 AM
My mirror is hard and brittle, fragile are my bones. I understand your tanka, it is not only well written, it is emotional too...
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Date: 2/6/2017 7:46:00 AM
Painful emotions. Brutal fragility.
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John Herlihy
Date: 2/6/2017 7:52:00 AM
Indeed it is all intertwined in unexpected ways. Thanks for reading and commenting. John

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