Apr 19, 2018 Haiku, Original Poetry
Respect
©April 19th, 2018
Vijaya Sundaram
We learn it sideways
We learn it when upside-down
We forget its face.
Look it in the face
Memorize its sharp facets
Recite its name thrice.
Stand right where it stands
Wear it, absorb, become it.
Shed no tear, stand up.
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