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Undefinable living
May 8, 2018
Our lives
can somehow
be contained
in a single word.
Life.
The basis of existence
resides in one syllable.
Yet the perplexity
of this noun
and adjective,
has resulted
in an entire paragraph
of contradictions.
Why do we use
singularity
to sum up
the thing we all
breathe,
blink,
and cry for?
So many of us
find simplicity
to be the easiest route.
Yet my words
fall like tears
on cotton pillows.
Without force,
or exertion.
I do not wish
for my living
to be defined
in a word.
I want more.
Life.
© Cassie H., Carmi, IL
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