the fear
of precious things being suddenly taken
the hope
of dreams being eventually realized
two mirrors
that when placed in front of the soul
reveal the truth
of us all
fortunately, blinking is an autonomic and reflexive process
millions of millisecond breaks
from all that concerns us
from all that calls us
so that they don’t break us
blink. blink.
blink.
N. J. Simmons 