My vertical presence on this planet
does not absolve me
of guilt
of bowing down to power
of spreading myself too thin
resting on unearned laurels
to expand the dimensions
of undeserved success.
You find it distasteful
the compromises that I make
to extend a hollow span
to ambitious eternity.
You would rather revel
in your delicious creativity
splurging on self-designed projects
writing for non-existent readers.
My vertical presence on this planet
discourages stooping down
to encompass the depth
of your self-contained world
lest you sense my despair
and feel the nothingness
let us watch each other from afar
and be grateful for gaps in between.
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Excellent response Reena, I loved the meanings you attached as to our responsibilities to the world around us. Being grateful is not always a practiced virtue.
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Yes. These are also two sides of humanity not comfortable with each other.
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This is very interesting, Reena. I like the idea of being vertical not alleviating us of the wrong we do to the horizontal earth around us.
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Thanks somuch for being on the same wavelength.
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