but an actual
slap in the face
really be
equivalent to
that provocation?
Motivations
and deeds present
much
to discuss—but
is any action,
vindictive or kind,
truly tantamount
to sensation?
Could words,
however tenderly
or shrewdly
inclined,
ever stand-in as
a double
for feeling?
I mean, take me
for instance,
taking the time
to methodically,
formally, earnestly
write this—better yet,
take you, who just
blew precious
seconds reading?
