Rigid Straightness

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and it dawns on me while straightness aims for conformity it seems to clutter people's brains with madeup rules of shoulds and musts that snowball spitefully into rampant venomous chaos AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Posted on July 13, 2020

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/17/2020 2:25:00 AM

Each line works, and the art gives it just the right amount of extra punch.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/17/2020 9:22:00 AM

thanks, Caren ~

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/16/2020 9:47:00 AM

Agreed. All right angles never worked for me, either, Line. Thanks, gw

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/16/2020 10:31:00 AM

lol ~ that's what squares are made of

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 7/13/2020 2:30:00 PM

I agree, conformity kills free thinking, thank God for poetry.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/13/2020 9:03:00 PM

Thanks, Timothy ~

Dm Babbit

Date: 7/13/2020 1:20:00 PM

Going for three. You are emotionally poetic today.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/13/2020 9:02:00 PM

Thanks, DM ~