Some say I’m too rational, no,
too realistic, when I say:
one day I will die; not

at this particular moment of
writing this ‘not,’ so:
no need for dismay, not to fray

From there, our shared fabric, I reverse
imagineered as trompe l’œil:
always in our shared compound minds

of living life to the fullest here and now
back to this exact mindful moment:
back to this instant sensation, actually,

of living with you
with care, with kindness:
with simple daily work we can do; together.

as I had my synthetic constructs output,
choreographically, to visceral and venerable visitors:
at the wooden gate of our city state

today we live,
today we think,
today we do:

                       —animasuri’24

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