Author Archives: jackpelham

Your sins and errorsAnd limitations and quirks—And even your different viewsIn matters of taste—Are every the ready excusesFor those who would like to rejectSome point of truth that you are telling. They don’t need muchTo “justify” rejecting the truth,For they … Continue reading →

If it’s not working,Should I keep tryingOr should I quit?

If I could get you to care enoughAbout these matters Of world-class importance— If I could get you to Dream your own dreams about them,Rather than merely to lean on mine—

I told you I couldn’tHold out much longerOn my own,And that I have to have helpOr I’ll crash and burn soon. But I’m afraid that youDidn’t really understandThat I was serious about that.

I have never been contentTo busy myself with the mundaneThings of this world. And, truth be told,It’s fairly obvious At this pointThat I’m not likely To start anytime soon.

You can talk about the deep things With your friends,But most aren’t very good at it.

If you really want to know the man,Look at what he will tolerateAnd what he won’t.

Did you knowThat your feelingsCan be wrong?

It seems there’s generally alwaysSomebody trying to take a new stabAt bolstering the notion thatPeople who don’t do anything substantialTo stop evil can themselves be good.

It’s a shame that in high school,When we had so much time for it,We didn’t know much about howTo get to know each other betterThan we did. If someone had taught us that,We might have come outWith more good friendships,And … Continue reading →