The Definition of Contract
I threw away my protractor
when I disposed of my geometry book.
A brief inexactitude is such a joy.
Like a return home, like a breath of air
out of memory. A small indiscretion
adds years to life and laughter.
I breathe an occasional lie,
there is nothing more beautiful than a
suspended rule, a release from duty.
Precision is a prison. There is no
pleasure like telling a fib
and being sloppy about the truth.
Words are wobbly and nearly transparently thin.
Joy is bending them until they tear.
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