diversification

diversification
is simply a brother,
a twin,
a branch
of origin

which road will you take
to the store?

a shortcut through the field,

the long way around
to catch a glimpse of manikins
all draped in sparkly gowns,

or would you pass by the zoo
to watch the monkeys in their cages,
or the elephants on the savannah?

branches don't conflict,
they don't war,
they all head upward
in the same direction,
in the same big open sky,
the same vast endless space

plenty of room
for round red tomatoes,
and long, skinny green beans,

blue eyes or brown,
grey and white and black,
silk worms and rattlesnakes,

venom used for anti-venom

your death, my birth

what a game
love plays

what a table
we've been served