Tagged: same

the first of august

the first of august
observed on the gregorian
calendar – your long

ago passing, my awaited
birth – two peas in different pods
.
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birds of a feather

birds of a feather
should reconsider flocking
together – sameness

breeds sameness, until we can
no longer find our way out
.
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perhaps all apples

perhaps all apples
are not the same, though certain
varieties can

make you a true believer –
mum is the delicious word
.
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yes, we are in the

yes, we are in the
business of stacking up, some
hide it well, others

don’t bother – it’s all the same,
whether you admit it or not
.
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we were proofed in the

(for y, on your birthday)

we were proofed in the
same basket, risen and baked
in the same oven,

my brother and i, honey-
buttered slices, loved, loved, love
.
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we are either all

we are either all
the same or so very much
different underneath

it all – we pretend to speak the
same language for a little while
.
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if we lift up this

if we lift up this
corner of a great lake, we
will happen upon

your sense of awe, bump into
the same water molecules
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: molecules

year one climbs into

year one climbs into
the suitcase of year two, and
you say it still weighs

the same, nothing has changed, but
somehow we have acquired more
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: suitcase

after all, we are

after all, we are
one another’s
staples – not
very different from
potatoes and
carrots, rice
and beans,
congee and
pickled radish
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: staples

under the spotlight

under the spotlight,
do we burn in the same way,
or do we just twist
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: twist