Discreet Madness

This singularity
Achieved by ultimatum
Is framed by unlikely symmetry,
Two birds
perched safely on a wire
Copper cord of life & death-
It tells both lies & truth.
Yet my arteries argue with my veins
Blood flows from continent to island,
Back and forth
Again, again
Waves break strong rocks to powder.

Romeo versus Tybalt,
Mercutio the victim.
My floorboards creak with plague
My soul shakes under relentless tread.

There is a small space between
Water and earth
Fire and stillness.
A silence between sun & storm.
Woman & man
Their quiet words
Parting whispers after a long night
Rain meets the pavement
Mute witnesses-
They cannot speak.