Cat
One night a cat appears. It does not leave. It lives here now. Nothing we say will change its mind.
Fox
One day a fox appears. It leaves. It’s gone now. We never see it again.
Others
They say things they do not mean. We do not forgive them. They linger. They leave.
Us
We say things we mean exactly. They do not forget them. We do not leave. We fester.
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Notes
1. Written January 4th 2023
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