The Undoable Jigsaw - Feb. 28, 2025

Gary Hunter
Feb 28
1 min read

we are fawn and cougar

ant and elephant

slimy snake and white dove

we kiss and kill

crawl and fly

roar and whisper

if you ask if the animal

in man is good or evil

your question comes from

that other part of man

where love has forever tried

to fit those smooth and jagged

pieces together

made more difficult

by the blood-stained hands

and eyes blinded by tears

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