watch people in action, 

not while they are sipping coffee in a quiet place

in a calm atmosphere in a restaurant, 

everyone looks happy, 

content, good, empathetic, and bright

out on the prism of the road, 

their character emerges 

through different colors 

across different rays– 

hate, hurried, unsympathetic, 

sarcastic, hurtful, and insensitive

thoughts are not kind thoughts

from where kindness would come from?

most have had no love, no compassion

half love, 

half commitment, 

half association, and 

half togetherness govern all of life 

a lifetime of digging into the negative aspects

emotional life an utter disaster

so many wrong turnings

nearly impossible to turn right

trust your shadow only at night, 

they deceive you during the daytime

and when the sun is at its peak, 

they just abandon you

all cats are black at night

and all dreams are in black and white

(November 13, 2025)

(Top photo courtesy thecut.com with thanks)