What You See

Sometimes,

most times,

what you see

is not everything

there is to see.

Sometimes,

anytime,

what you see

is not even

reality.

Sometimes,

once in a while,

what you see

is all there is

to see.

Could be more.

Could be less.

Could be different.

Could be it.

That's all.

Prismatic Facial Slippage

Sometimes

when trying 

to save face

our countenance

folds in

on itself.

Trying too hard,

we dissemble.

Our humanity

leaks out.

We cannot hide.

Swatches

Snippets.

Swatches of color and pattern.

Texture, geometry, shapes.

Memory.

Suggestion.

History.

Splash.

Explore.

Discover.

Car-leidoscope

Just a glimpse,

a tiny peek,

a sliver of visibility;

that is all we need

to know that we like it.

Chrome, glass, rubber;

the shapes,

the lines,

the colors,

classic,

strong,

iconic.

Our dreams,

our desires,

our hopes,

all wrapped up

in a gleaming

steel conveyance.