Definition

I am happy that we are not a part of a rectangle.
 Or of anything exact.
Although I do admit that we mostly meet in rectangles.
But be that as it may, triangles we are not. 

Neither are we like countries.
We do not share borders
although there is no part in us
where one could not tell it is you.
Yes, we do share tongues.That is history.
But nothing apart from that.   

We are unlike oceans.
Where you cannot know where
they meet and disappear.
You cannot tell the water apart in places.
But yes there are names. You and Me.  

We aren't like a mind
where epistemology becomes invalid.
We are drawn and mashed in life. Blood to bone.
Woman and man. Unlike the truth that stands like a lone warrior.  

Neither are we like silent conversations.
Our secret is safe. We have a meadow of rain but no cloud to give us away.  
We have circles. You and I are on different points. 
We cannot travel to each other and thus we define distance.
We are more or less. Approximate. Unlike poems we cannot be:
Wished. Erred. Erased and re-written.

Reviews

[Emily B]

when i began to read, i wondered if you were one of those poets who likes the tangibles that mathematics provides, but your poetry rises off the page, so much of the intangible that i think it most float away with your readers once in a while

that last stanza reminds me of someone, i see his face in the strangest places, i say it is a sign of good poetry to see my heart on your page

[Ed Hart]

you are surely the finest poet in these part...and, everybody whose third eye is open knows we are spheres

[W.k.kortas]

There is a certain logic here, almost legal brief-esque at points, which plays off nicely against the almost plaintive and/or romantic nature of the piece as a whole; it doesn't seem the two should go together at all, but it works nicely indeed. This is some very fine writing.

[darkness*star1985]

Oh wow i love this.... it says so much light and truth, i am very impressed and i love you work, it is wonderful. Good work and can't wait to read more. i love the flow of this work it is fantastic.

[Abhra]

Thank you!

[Wondering Mind]

Quiet a comtemplative composition. Well executed and paced out. This could be a basis for expansion as a philosophicalthesis. Very impressive work!!

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Your work is so intriguingly wonderful. I don't even know what to write here...I am taken aback.

[Corset]

The entire poem is incredible, so much so that it blows my mind, which seems to be less and less finite by the hour, but the last stanza is truly amazing. I LOVE this poem :)

[Abhra]

Such a truth..

Wonderfully written.
I like the topic too.

Al my best,

E.L.

[Abhra]

Thanks for reading!

Always a pleasure, I pick out what is worth it :)

[Threadgold]

Really enjoyed reading this poem. Beautiful throughout, perfect closing line - 'We cannot be: Wished. Erred. Erased and re-written'.