I. Point.
The point is, it's tough to live alone.
II. Lines.
Purpose: find another point, form a line.
Two points forever exploring infinity.
III. Triangles.
Point 'C' is to try angling between friends.
Parallel lines of passion intersect.
Point 'A'- intimate friend of both 'B' and 'C'.
Point 'B'- 'A''s main line, 'C''s potential love.
Point 'C'- male, in line with point 'A', tracking 'B'.
'A', 'B', and 'C' explore emotional lines.
A plane in erratic turmoil occurs,
unstable points in every dimension.
The object is to find the right angle.
IV. Tetragon.
Open angle 'C' plays two closed angles.
Angle 'B' opens to embrace Point D.
'C' is jealous of DB, lines square off.
Emotions distort the shape of tetragons.
V. Pentagon
'C' ponders the shape of things to come,
wistfully exercises his poetic license
and decides to explore other dimensions.
Without Point 'C', see, there's no point at all.
-dp-
11-4-84
The point is, it's tough to live alone.
II. Lines.
Purpose: find another point, form a line.
Two points forever exploring infinity.
III. Triangles.
Point 'C' is to try angling between friends.
Parallel lines of passion intersect.
Point 'A'- intimate friend of both 'B' and 'C'.
Point 'B'- 'A''s main line, 'C''s potential love.
Point 'C'- male, in line with point 'A', tracking 'B'.
'A', 'B', and 'C' explore emotional lines.
A plane in erratic turmoil occurs,
unstable points in every dimension.
The object is to find the right angle.
IV. Tetragon.
Open angle 'C' plays two closed angles.
Angle 'B' opens to embrace Point D.
'C' is jealous of DB, lines square off.
Emotions distort the shape of tetragons.
V. Pentagon
'C' ponders the shape of things to come,
wistfully exercises his poetic license
and decides to explore other dimensions.
Without Point 'C', see, there's no point at all.
-dp-
11-4-84
This poem won second place for adult regional poetry at the 1985 Mount San Antonio College Writers Day Competition. Go figure!
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