Fragility

Emotions smolder
Fires burn down to cold coals
Silver shiny glass
Makes for hard brittle mirrors
Fragility breaks elbows
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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February 6, 2017 at 8:31 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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February 6, 2017 at 7:46 AM
Painful emotions. Brutal fragility.
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February 6, 2017 at 7:52 AM
Indeed it is all intertwined in unexpected ways. Thanks for reading and commenting. John
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