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Of Friends and Enemies
An exploration through senryu and tanka
Epigraph
“I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it’s a very, very
Mad world, mad world” — Tears for Fears, “Mad World”
life’s not black and white
even when not your ally
always be your friend
running in circles
segments of imperfect sphere
that’s our master class
it’s all relative you know
positional perspectives
is there right and wrong
or just others’ points of view
*sigh* human nature
I found a version of this in my drafts the other day. I wrote it several months ago after an upsetting conversation with a dear friend of nearly 40 years. We haven’t spoken since.
They find it unacceptable that I don’t lump all Trump voters together as immoral, and that I express understanding of why many non-MAGA voters voted for him. Somehow, this means I have insufficient sympathy for my friend — I’m not a sufficient ally.
