Smoked Mirrors

We did agree to understand

that every word has meaning

~

the suggestion that one might hurt

another beside ourselves

seems rather grandiose.

~

A fair statement is the regard

we have for protecting our personal

space

we would abandon one another

if it truly meant an infringement on

space

when looking toward the sky

miles of afterthought are left in idle

space

would you agree that now you know

so it is a given I might be allowed some

space

~

then the walls are built,

the smoke begins to creep in,

under doorways, through the cracks in armor,

Every aspect of our lives revealed

we move so quickly,

we no longer see real moments,

in the glass that reflects our true

selves.