I am not an easy man

Neither straightforward nor

Storm of contradiction.

Rather, the complexity of me

Is the richness of all

Should you look

Should you wonder.

The fractal interconnected lives

In me in you in all.

I am not prone to quiet

Understandings nor trite knowing.

I take time. I warm up,

Cool off,

Become before your eyes.

I am not an easy man,

Nor do I promise to be

Worth it, worth anything.

I may not be the one for you

Or for anyone out there, for

I am a singular man seeking

A singular life inconsistent.

I am not an easy man,

And wish the same of you.

Ruby Red Apples