Monday, June 26, 2023

THE LADY OR THE TIGER

Which one 
of the two 
do you 

want to hear more about? 
What do you 
really want 

to be told? 
Is it something 
you don't already know—

like the limits 
of trust, 

or which lusts you  
can't control? 

Or would you settle 
for any small
anecdote at all, 

as long as it comes 
with enough 
space around it 

to somehow both 
extend the bounded
outcome of the choice,

and, of course, 
to muffle the roar 
or clear voice 

which might 
dwell beyond the door?