Rights Not Renounced

perception
we believe
is on the edge
of
enlightenment,

especially
since we know
so little
of either; still,
we have the
expectation
of
perception
in all its glories
as we might
anoint royalty
in all of theirs,
knowing the
mutual
sensitivities
are not simply
there for
the taking,
but must be
part of the
shared despair.

28Jun16