So Easy? - a graphic poem and dialog by T Newfields

Ying: The easiest thing is to ignore this poem.

Frida: I can scarcely read it.

Satoru: Obscurity is a blessing since it leaves plenty of room for the imagination.

Frida: If you look at the words closely, they seem quirky.

Satoru: [whispering to himself] Nan da, ko'ryan? [louder voice] Perhaps beauty iz beyund words.

So Easy?

when
you forget dah past
and don't worry about dah future
life is a comfy escalator ride

when
yer body is healthy
and mind challenged
how simple it is ta be alive

but
when ya take a close look
at what's happenin'
around dah planet

plati
tudes cr
ack

simpli
city is sm
ashed

what'z
so easy about how
we fight 'n struggle
ta survive?

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Ying:	The easiest thing is to ignore this poem.
Frida:	I can scarcely read it.
Satoru:	Obscurity is a blessing since it leaves plenty of room for the imagination.
Frida:	If you look at the words closely, they seem quirky.
Satoru:	[whispering to himself] Nan da, ko'ryan? [louder voice] Perhaps beauty iz beyund words.

Copyright (c) 1994, 2009 by T Newfields. All rights reserved. - 23 -

Copyright (c) 1994, 2009 by T Newfields. All rights reserved.
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