Bench of Eden
Envious from simply listening
“I need a bench”
“I know we do”
⪩ ⪨
Selfish versus connected
single mindset vested
in the gym
an attractive arena
to meet potential mates
whether soul or platonic
twin flame or best buddies
⪩ ⪨
“That was so kind of you”
Kind of me?
What else was
there to be
outright mean
after eavesdropping?
⪩ ⪨
I handed the bench
our dumbbells used for rest
while my friend stood in awe
at what became a great tragedy
⪩ ⪨
seeing the lack of humanity
in a kind doing of
overt and abrupt offering
simply acting a Being
after overhearing
~
Copyright © 2023 by Kalina Bethany. All rights reserved.
Thanks for reading this piece for sleepy draft's Terraria Night Sleepy Mission Vocal community challenge. After hearing a couple anxiously communicate their needs for a bench to complete their next workout at the gym I visit often, I was inspired to share the eavesdropping experience.
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Consideration of one (or in this case, two) becomes lack of consideration for another? Ah, the constant & considerable conundrum of the sensitive.
Loved it!!!
Oh, I absolutely adore this. "What else was there to be?" - I love this line, especially in this context. You perfectly articulated this moment of realization out in the wild. Nailed it!! 💓💗💓