companion art: Ase o fuku onna, wood print of woman wiping sweat from her brow, 1798 by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753?-1806)

Kitagawa, Utamaro by Rajarumugam

how far are you?

how far gone
gentle breathing partner
how far gone from me
are you in your sleep?
how deep in your dreams
and away from each other?


how far are you
gentle living partner
how far gone within
far, far, far within
such unmeasured distance
are you gone from me
from you
even in waking
and walking and living?
how far are we gone
from ourselves?

O gentle breathing partner,
how far we are gone…

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Robert Ross
Reminds me of the daily disconnect from one another, bad reception, and a sudden drop in signal strength for the fact the grip may be too strong; how far are we gone despite our artificial connections.
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hannahroseb123
Oh Raj. I feel moved from this its an awkward feeling in this poem but its a good kind of awkward
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