A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
We
have become unaware
Of
the presence of multitudes
Of
voices that speak divergent languages-
-Of
spectators whose opinions we don’t need.
We
have become odd-
For
what they seek
Is
not what we give
And
what they see
Is
not who we are.
We
are like a road
Less
travelled,
Free
of footprints
But
not of essence
(c)
Bura-Bari Nwilo 2015
If we have become unaware of their presence, can we still say that we have become odd? Do they even exist in our world for our unusualnness to be noticed? Nice piece though. I like the marriage of simple word a and deep metaphor, and the choice of enjambments that in a way reinforced meaning connections.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dum.I appreciate.
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