September 7
Genius
I am often bonded to a self which thinks I know everything and when in doubt believes I should know even if I don’t. Freeing me of this requires the constant support of friends and neighbors’ assuring me that in a capricious world willingness is a more practical resource; it packs neatly and handles most jobs with aplomb. Staying consistently free from the bondage of self requires truckloads of willingness and the spirit of humility and sometimes even forgiveness. I am freer when I like myself, for the true bondage of self is the hatred of self.
Acknowledge the marks left by the street you came from
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YES---THAT TOO
When kindness becomes weakness,
When mental agility becomes emotional instability,
It’s time to reassess everything.
I cannot leave things off my inventory
Because my Grandma, society or the preacher says
It’s a good thing to be.
Every blessing can be a curse.
All my characteristics have their dark side.
I have to list the entirety of my cargo
And keep a watchful eye.
I have to moderate my investment
In all my abilities or lose myself.
Warmth is nice but I don’t want
Integrity requires balance
Or depraved indifference will be the outcome.
Weak or strong, right or wrong.
It all goes on the scale.
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