Once You Start

They’re shy at first
but once you start

to demonstrate
by an assiduous performance of concern

for their demeanor and their features
that you care –

beware.
Before long they will pop up, ooze out,

seep in, leap and cantilever through,
into, above, below and over

everywhere.
The natural condition

of their volatile existence
is exposure.

Say goodbye
to your composure.




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