Sometimes two can be so alike
but still from the outside a thing
can appear unsettling, as if
a warning or the seed of doubt,
some presumption of strategy
that seems ill-advised,
not true .
But in actuality, such
assumption resulting in quick
observation is reaction,
despite one's best effort not to
let it be. Sometimes we miss it
imperceptible trigger
that precedes judgment,
turn to
Keep us away, hold another
at bay before even granting
opportunity to share their
heart or have a say in matter.
Funny that this poem comes from
something I learned once
from you.
I propose full transparency
should we have a meeting of minds.
Iron sharpens iron. Any
meeting of the minds must bend to
way of the heart, must honor full