Politesse and Cheek

Wellbeing can presume

a lovely union
of complacency

and ardor – bartering

between desire
and the certainty of calm –

a balm which blurs

but won’t put out the fire
in the human heart:

replenishing its aptitude

for wielding the fine art
of startling  reassurance –

politesse and cheek.

This is what happens
when you speak.










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