Insecurity
Uncertainty
Apprehension
Fear
Anger
Aggression
Hate
Resentment
Rationalization
Self-pity
Withdrawal
Obsession
Degradation
Depression
Suicide
I used to take note of the cracks in the sidewalk.
Here where the earth refuses to heal itself;
Critical, admonishing,
Improvement must be able to weather constant change.
If love is the quest for truth and beauty,
Where then, shall we walk?
Perceptions skewed,
I trip
To avoid the inevitable
Fall!
But perhaps the "fall" could be analogous to the idea of falling in love with you, and you, and you etc., i.e., to be in the state of love with another entity, sans attachment, clinging or ownership, utilizing the cracks as mere reminders that change, allowance, embracing of the unknown is inevitable for the conscious, especially those willing to love (pardon the cliche) unconditionally for its own sake. Don't we often wonder why just a "trip" rather than a fall?
So many poems fall under those superlatives. And they all fall. I failed to see an expansion joint [crack] once, and fell flat on my face. But that was easily fixable with a few stitches. Spending life looking for flaws is not that easy to fix except by looking up.
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budd
Another good one... thought-provoking.
Ron