Reality

One day I got scared, having grabbed a snake that was sleeping in the grass, mistaking it for a motley rope. One day I was frightened of a motley rope, which was lying in the grass, thinking it was a snake. 

I was wrong both times
unreal things misled me
only fear was real
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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