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An Ekphrastic Sonnet

By D. J. ReddallPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
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What traitors our eyes show themselves to be

The trees are strangers compared to the stars

According to their false testimony

A strange prison, with invisible bars

If we cannot judge distance, how can we

Pretend to understand intimacy?

We betray one another instantly

Posting about every weird sin we see

Discretion, privacy, real dignity

Are sacrifices for ChatGPT

Can trust survive in this poisonous sea?

How honestly can we our real selves be?

To draw closer to another, small light

Make being closer your private delight

Ekphrastic

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D. J. Reddall

I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.

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    Written by D. J. Reddall