I trust the reader appreciates the strangeness of this, because if he does not, there is no sense in writing poems, or notes to poems, or anything at all.
Good rule of thumb is, instead of quote tweeting and dunking on someone, you should block them and never think about them again for the rest of your life
it looks like they’re kissing to us but to them they’re probably doing some intricate ritual, who knows, maybe they’re doing something more erotic than kissing, we can’t really tell, we aren’t really supposed to
An unknown man against a flame background Miniature on vellum painted by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1600. Given that he is in a state of 'undress' this is a very intimate piece. (VA Museum, London)