Shared Reality
by Kenneth Vincent Walker
For you and I no longer
Have a shared reality—
The world as we knew
It no longer exists as it
Slips out of its orbit and
Spins out of its ellipse.
Well, how can this be?
Reality is reality and yet
We see only what we
Want to see, disagreeing
With each other intensely
As the obvious is no longer
Seen as blindingly obvious
To those refusing to see.
For you and I, no longer do
We have a shared reality.
© 2023 Kenneth Vincent Walker
Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" poet, spoken word artist, performer and author of Borderline Absurd (An
Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press/ Community Arts Ink, 2015, and available on Amazon. Also he is published in
numerous online magazines, journals and blogs.
Kenneth has been labeled a "wordsmith" and has read, recited and performed his eloquent and eclectic brand of poetry
reminiscent of the Golden Age and the Romantic Era with a Beatnik to modern sensibility and twist at coffeehouses, bookstores and outdoor
festivals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Lastly, Kenneth's voice may be heard on Spotify in his short yet chilling podcasts of 'Noir Poetry' set to music exhibiting
a darker side highly influenced by The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock and the writings of the immortal Edgar Allan Poe.
Find more by Kenneth Vincent Walker in the Author Index.
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