Parading

My imperfect heart which prefers

to intimacy. Provisional friendships
this distance from people. Prefers
this distance from people. Prefers
the half-meetings which cannot lead
the half-meetings which cannot lead
to intimacy. Provisional friendships
to intimacy. Provisional friendships
that are interrupted near the beginning.
that are interrupted near the beginning.
A pleasure in not communicating.
A pleasure in not communicating.
And inside, no despair or longing. —Jack Gilbert
And inside, no despair or longing.
—Jack Gilbert

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One response to “My imperfect heart which prefers”

  1. welp, that just about sums it up for me! (and I suspect most introverts during this time of social distancing)
    Lovely photos!!!!

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