eye to eye

eye to eye,

discussions begin,

no one knows,

where they will end.

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ugliness

ugliness seen,

only in the eyes,

the rest of the painting,

expressing beauty,

of many kinds.

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cats

cats and kittens,

on a canvas of blue,

the earth spins,

sound and true.

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caps

caps and blankets,

and animals with angry eyes,

scary,

while I hide in the corner,

saying my prayers.

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children

children shy,

while a woman dances,

unworried about their future.

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birth

birth and death upon the page,

creatures crawling this way and that,

masked to cover the pain,

thoughts dark and dank.

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reptiles

reptiles all around,

souls sing,

helping me keep my strength,

and sanity.

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