Flawless

Untouched and clean,
Empty and alone,
the contact-free porcelain
maintains its virtue.

Unstained and pure,
Apart and idle,
the sterile handle
is uncorrupted.

White and pristine,
Hollow and barren,
the globe is gorgeous;
from stains it hides.

And its point with no tea inside?


© 2001 by Valerie Leichtman

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