You are:
-The small pool of coffee at the bottom
of my thermos that I don't notice
as I carelessly dump it into my bag;
staining my pages light brown.
-Or those days I see the sun through my window
and eagerly dress for warm weather
then stubbornly neglect to adjust my outfit when I realize
winter is still baring its frozen teeth.
-Or the message on the debit machine that tells me I have insufficient funds.

You are something I've misjudged
but unlike any of these things there is no lesson, only curiosity.
You ARE and I AM, but never WE.
My understanding is that I know nothing at all,
though sometimes it is easy to forget.