Opposites Subtract
We went our separate ways
Overstaying painful days
Together tangentially, bipolar proximates
Entombed, penitentiarily, unipolar opposites
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Who was plus, added to who was minus:
Camus added to Thomas Aquinas
Courtshipping guilt-tripping when doing the math
Step out dripping from the draining bloodbath
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We were right to distance from who we've been
Wobbled uncertainties 'gainst crumbling linchpin
We, equally opposite — neither victim nor hero
All summed up, we add up, simply, to zero
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Gerard DiLeo
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Comments (3)
Kinda like cancelling off each other. Loved your poem!
I love Camus added to Thomas Aquinas. Great line and yes, it's got a sadness to it.
Ouch, this was incredibly clever, evocative and stung just a little bit. Well done, though, Gerard!