Intimate Once Again
Power down the device
Fire up your pencil and eraser
The act of writing intimate once again
A cozy booth for two in a candlelit café
Pressure to produce ebbs away
Like the tide retreating from the shoreline
Thoughts flit in and out of consciousness
Butterflies emerging from their cocoons
Contests, prizes, glory all pale
beside the discovery that is yours --
As you grip your pencil
The machine loosens its grip on you
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2019
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