as is

For a while the notion of

as is has been within thoughts

and the more I think the more

it seems possible to love

as is..

So easily as is could become

a distance from perfection

like a shawl with a stain

a dress with a loose hem

two hearts close but far apart.

Perhaps as is must now be important

given the circumstances of living

quarantined unable to negotiate

for life in reflection offers no other choice.