Exceptional form? ... my form To Cherish Thorns : Narrowing Pathways by michaelcahill Poem of the Month contest entry Mankind is not synergistic

Narrowing Pathways   I dream in color it seems I was told by someone old that colors splashed across the sky and when I asked why the meeting was called to order and the elders walled every border someone wrote words and murder became punctuation superiority became a matter of brute force of course a horse pulled a carriage and a wheel spun round and at some point hunger became the norm light *   light arrives from the past to enlighten us we in turn send light hopefully into the future     Twas my eyes saw color—I gouged them out I heard "race" … had my ears impaled I knew in my mind black and white and could describe them with clear meaning to all I cut my tongue …but I am just one man     there was a first man there will be a last the rest of us struggle to fit in   most cannot be tasked to bother a select few stand                                                       alone   Recognized Author Notes I have such little time for reviewing and responding. I am so sorry for that. I stopped posting as a result. But, I have to feed my addiction once in a while. I'll try to respond if you're kind enough to leave a comment. I always read and appreciate every word. Somehow I will make it up to you. :)

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