&
black
& yellow
crosses our path
and we remember something forgotten
the thing forgotten becomes our focus
everything remembered is ignored
black
&
yellow
yellow
black black black yellow
crosses our path
at the same time
Gandhi teaches
suffering is personal
& universal
yet duality is false
at the same time
a woman teaches
that epidemics pass
between loved ones
by hands
mouths
eyes
fists
black
& yellow
marked
wings
black & yellow wings
flutter by
butterfly with black & yellow wings
crosses our path
and we know everything
will be alright
black
&
yellow
wing
butterfly flutters by
black
&
yellow
butterfly
crosses paths
-isw
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