‘Seconds Away’…

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Language is often wiser than both,

it’s vulgar and noble would-be users.

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The Greek prefix ‘dys’ as in dysfunctional or dystopian,

and the Latin prefix ‘dis’ as in dishonest and dishonourable

both derive from ‘duo’.

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To be dubious about something, or to doubt, is to be ‘double-minded’

and to be ‘two-faced’ is to be disingenuous.

‘Two-timers’ are universally held to be treacherous.

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Our language reinforces the claims of the mystics,

that division is bad.

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What chance then for the divided soul?