Lines and Shapes

Two parellel lines began
somehow
and traveled together 
for quite some distance
until one veered off
from the other.

And this was really a sad thing
since they were supposed 
to have gone on into infinity.

What kind of geometry
did the line have in mind?

Perhaps
it dreamed of shapes
filling space excitingly.

Or perhaps
it learned of some
beautiful trigonometry...

I think maybe
it just longed 
for a change of perspective.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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