strangers who love us
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
William Shakespeare, King Lear
strangers who love us
we have the knowledge
the expertise we thought
the strength the confidence
even the gut bravado
to do things go it alone
a Captain Ahab’s appetite
limiting our reach to grow
to hold hands with our peers
the embrace the comfort we miss
the love from those who love us
a woven part of their hearts
yet chose to remain strangers to us
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(c)ndr 03.23.2023
Photo: peasant wedding Bruegel
