F R A G I L E

as fragile
as the smallest bones
in fingers and toes
the thinnest shell
around our ego
the thinnest glass
that can shatter
at the slightest touch
fragile
is our trust
our happiness
stability
our sense
of balance
as fragile
as our hearts
and minds
and our love
for the truth
(C) 2022

A Portrait I made back in the 1970's, pastel on blue sugar paper of a fellow student Maidstone College of Art

"Horizon 10" one of a series of abstract mixed media paintings