YES
There are thousands of mistakes.
When we wake up in the morning we are mistaken.
When we stretch out we are mistaken.
When we get up we are mistaken.
(When we die we are sadly mistaken.)
We go outside and the sun shines down on us,
birds are chirping,
haste and prosperity sweep us along.
Shying away is a mistake.
Playing it safe is a mistake.
Never missing a trick is a mistake.
It is a clear day.
We go for a stroll and see each other appear round a corner.
We stop.
We hear each other call out, see each other wave.
We hesitate.
Is Yes a mistake too? we wonder.
Could Yes be a mistake too?
(Source: poetryinternationalweb.net)
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Oh, she’s bad"
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I came to a door and read:
Thinking About Death Is Forbidden.
I cast down my eyes
and stopped thinking about death.I went inside and someone cried:
“What are you thinking about now?”
“About nothing.”
“Me too!”
I walked through gardens, climbed mountains,
waded through rivers, got lost in…
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