The Human Stain
inspired by the book
2007

we can not help it
we can not avoid it
sometimes it is only the glimpse of a far
and distant memory
brought to foreground only when similar
situations arise
we remember
other times it is as palatable as the
sweet and tart juice of pineapple
every detail
we have no control over the memories
that will mark our lives
it is the human stain they say
from one person to another
mark the moments of our lives
the touch, smell or fleeting emotion
that each person
at one time
left a stain
it cannot be washed out
for it is
the human stain
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