Reptilian

i do i 
sleep
nude

shedding 
my snake
skin clothes

every night so
that i might
wake to

become
someone
new knowing

what i
knew
added

to everyday
always to
learn

at least if not
more then
one thing

that carries me
to the next
and as i

scribble down
and progress
upsetting

the ground of
knowledgeabillity with 
unending possabilaties

my changing
pigments
of this

and isn't 
as my eyes
separately in 

sockets turn
independently
taking all in

while waking today a
dermatological
version of a

crazy quilt
chameleon
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
October 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM
This is a terrific read; love the shedding.
Connelly Avatar
October 7, 2019 at 5:21 PM
Thanks so much Caren.
Lamoureux Avatar
October 7, 2019 at 7:10 AM
Hopefully the shedding is a gradual process.
Connelly Avatar
October 7, 2019 at 5:22 PM
It's every night Richard. Wake to find out what you found out yesterday has changed you.
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