#timorous
I cannot tell--
Whether you are
Walking towards me
Or walking away from me.
Every hello entails a farewell--
No one can avoid its inevitability,
But I have always
Been an isolated isle,
A timorous turtle withdrawn
Into the shelter of my shell,
Indigent of affection.
Written 5/30/2015
(c) 2015 Brandon Antonio Smith
May 31, 2015
May 31, 2015 at 9:06 PM UTC