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To Cherish Thorns
: Intimate Obscurity by michaelcahill

obscurity is relative
between dissimilar minds
        an unbreachable gulf
                of doubt
                and perceived disinterest
 
        we stare endlessly
        into something unfathomable
                looking for a raft
                to float on
                for a moments peace
 
and sadly we look for a leaf
                 impaled by a toothpick
        as an ocean liner steams by
                with millions of outstretched hands
                               leaning in peril to grasp
 
Not always obscurity my friend is it?
Is it excused blindness
                or simple failure to adjust
                                         to the glare?
               
                a forlorn and irritated soul
                sits on an abandoned ant hill
                starring at a blade of grass
                growing under a mushroom
                and feels empathy
                "Poor little thing growing
                 in the shadows."
 
        but, only the blade of grass
        has the vantage point to see
        "From here I see you are soft
        beneath your intimidating helmet.
        I'll be damned. I can tickle you."
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