All those harsh early messages:
If it feels good
It must be bad.
If it tastes good
Spit it out
Be alert to the
Seduction ever beckoning.
Reversing the coin:
Keep silent when
Speech burns.
Containment is
Such a laudable goal.
Hold back, endure
Expand tolerance.
Is the oyster conscious of the Pearl?
I wish I knew what
All this struggle is producing …
Treasure of great value
Or a life half lived.
– jml (12/2003)
