August 5
STUBBORN
When the donkey won’t move forward it’s time to stop
running. No need to make an ass of
myself through force or coercion. The
dumb animal may be mute but its actions speak.
Reluctance is a warning. If my
animal nature is balking, listening not shoving is the preferred course. Super intelligence can’t best good horse
sense. I must stand with my intuition;
that creature depends on my survival for life.
Balance your shoe
with your foot.
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What are We Fighting For
Instead of competition for dominance
we would benefit from cooperation for survival.
The struggle to become the very best destroyers in the
world
very well might make us postmortem champions.
Why is it that the lions don’t work to eradicate hyenas?
They could, but they don’t.
Why not, is the ever present question on my mind.
I have no answer as to why we strive to conquer.
A thousand platitudes come to mind,
but nothing fast or tight, nothing that holds water.
So, the question remains; why are we hell bent?
You are reading selections from Sober on the Way to Sane
and More Lines From My Life by Sherrie Theriault
