Fuse
By Roseroberta Pauling
As in something that controls the current,
As in a substance
connecting two things together
like God and man.
Fuse as in integration
and fuse as in blowing one’s fuse,
as in a stick of dynamite--
Busy at work
with the former
to stop the latter.
Morning
As in the beginning of a new day.
Mourning
As in the loss or ending
of something cherished
Or once cherished--
They both sound the same.
Both can be a new beginning
but, how often do we think that way.
Terminal
As in a place of comings and goings
like an airport
as in cancer
as in termination--
Both share completion
but, not always in good time.
Engagement
As in being absorbed in
or soliciting participation in
an activity
like in war.
As in preparing to participate
in the activity of marriage.
Marriage
As in the union of two complements,
As in the joining of two people.
for a common goal
Towards what end?
Divorce
As in separating oneself
from something,
as in divorced from reality
Or a marriage.
Which was towards what end?
Pregnant
As in carrying a child,
As in full with ideas or concepts,
As in conception.
Conception
As in the beginning
of the word
of an idea spoken in God’s mind
Or as of a child.
Abort
As in the termination
of an idea
or a child
Or as in activities of war.
©Roseroberta Pauling (
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