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Not wanting to disappoint me,He decides to stay away,Disappointing me even furtherAnd doubling down on the very thingHe tells himself he doesn’t want to do. He commits himself to the quicksandAnd will not be free, it seemsUnless someone else pulls … Continue reading →

It is a failure Common to man That he does not Seek out enough information Before deciding.

After all this timeWe are still on EarthYet farther from nature than ever—And having no timeWe thinkTo dance with her.

How can I avoid sinningThe sins of my people,Whatever they may be in my day?

He is wiseWho understandsThat he swims at his own riskEven when there’s a lifeguard—

When you wake upAnd see, finallyThat you have hurt us,

Slogging awayThrough the quagmire—

There is reading for comprehensionAnd there is reading because you were reading. And then there’s re-reading—Because you had been Reading for comprehension, But discovered somewhere along the line That you had slipped into Reading because you were reading.

Surely caringAbout about important thingsIs among the most underrated Of the virtues.

It is possible to sullyEven the most wonderful ideaWith your pride inBeing the one who had it, orBeing the one who’s presenting it.