All of life seems to move
beyond what we cannot see.
Tied to the gaze of one looking
and one looking down.
Touching
and being touched.
Moving
and being moved.
Children gaze
at this imperfect pair-
the stars and feeling they don’t understand
but do.
A boy kicks a classmate in the small of her back
all the while mocking
the outstretched hand
that is his outstretched leg.
-Amy Struthers
(Painting Hermia and Lysander by John Simmons)
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