Very moving, Lawrence. Thanks.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I went to Steven and accosted him
> verbally, blaming him for my difficulties.
> He laughed at me, a concealed laugh, quick smiles
> pulled over it, as one covers corpses.
>
> “I have no power. Nor understanding.
> I am, however, glad I am not you,
> naming people liars when they give help.”
> He turned his back on me and said no more.
>
> Since then, I have considered carefully
> and think the discord arises from warnings
> against falsehoods, when everyone I knew
> practices the craft with sophistication.
>
> As well, therefore, tell farmers not to farm
> when the spring’s come; or sailors not to sail
> when the hint is up and the tide is high.
> How does one breathe the truth into deceit?
>
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