Questions
which remain unanswered,
as if on a student exam,
befuddle me. I wonder
the possibilities: lack of time,
lack of knowledge, lack of trust.
Some stay silent, although known,
because the question
was never asked—or
never formed
clearly enough to be able
to be asked. Or I feared
the answers might be
the ones I desired.
(August 19, 2018)
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