Keeping An Open Mind

Just as refusing eyes
Never have vision
Of the big picture,

A deaf ear,
Hears only crowd noise,
Not it's whisperings.

Both are signs of an intellect
Reluctant to compromise,
Or void of understanding.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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