Two

Painting by Amy Crehore


TWO

I've devoted my life
Trying to find TWO,
The pure TWO,
The TWO itself,
The TWO that does not need embodiment.


I've found two doves,
Two drunks,
Two teeth,
But not TWO.

I wanted, I desired TWO,
Not two apples,
Not two snowflakes,
Not two stones.

I grow old,
But I won't renounce
The ideal of my youth,
Trying to find TWO.


Duane Locke

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