Monday, February 25, 2013

Beauty and Decay


Beauty and decay
create one another.

One wants to see joy.
The other expects destruction.

To get rid of one,
get rid of the other.

To embrace both as one
is the only other way.

1 comment:

Dr. Mike said...

Baudelaire

From the first kiss, slow
Erosion drags skeletal
Bone from flesh. Taste salt.

[Disposable Haikui February 25, 2013]
Dr. Mike