tissues

• in tissues dharker explores the fragile nature of human existence using the metaphor of tissue paper to illustrate the impermanence of human creations and the passing of time
• humans have the ability to mould and influence the course of events through wisdom and experience
• lines 1 to 3 are lengthy stanzas with no full stops until the end of stanza three
• stanza 4 offers a surprising juxtaposition of "buildings"
• man is tethered to pedestrian life
• the buildings block out the light