Formality is:
Molecules barely brushing, almost apologetically, up against other molecules
As if by accident, or a brushstroke undertaken slightly less far
Than the distance halfway between neck and shoulder
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Once upon a time there was formality but in todays world not so much. I sometimes wonder if society is better off with or without it. In place of white gloves and corsages we have body piercings and pants falling down. A fabulous poem...I really enjoyed reading it!