The Plate Tectonics of Platonic Histrionics

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Sometimes extraordinary earthquakes radically rearrange the landscape Sometimes continents collide, violently vying for the same space Sometimes the savanna becomes a mountain range dividing two valleys Sometimes your two best friends are a girl and a guy she likes him you like her Sometimes the savanna becomes a mountain range dividing two valleys sometimes you wander into a romance novel not ready for a love triangle Sometimes continents collide, violently vying for the same space sometimes relationships shift and you realize you are not the best man Sometimes extraordinary earthquakes radically rearrange the landscape sometimes your two best friends get married and you need new best friends

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/16/2020 2:37:00 PM

ok, I could swear I saw this before!!(one similar to it?) I LOVE this kind of poem. Another fave, and well deserved!!

John Watt
Date: 8/16/2020 2:44:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. This started with a title in my head and the rest wrote itself quickly, from an actual event in my life. Plus we live in the land of earthquakes!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/23/2020 10:29:00 PM

Wow! Great comparison, John, very unique:)

John Watt
Date: 7/24/2020 12:08:00 AM

Thanks for stopping by, Jo. Always nice to see my friend ~ John

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 7/23/2020 7:52:00 PM

Very apt metaphor for how a shift in a relationship can feel as monumental as a change in the continents (love the line 'and you need new best friends - very whimsical!)

John Watt
Date: 7/23/2020 7:55:00 PM

Glad you liked this, Michelle. True story, too.