Is it better to
run and stumble than never
to have run at all?
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To run and stumble
is, by far, preferable
than to run and fall
Is it better to
run and stumble than never
to have run at all?
~
To run and stumble
is, by far, preferable
than to run and fall
Is this the season
when rationality reigns
in dawning days of reason?
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There is no reason
to think rationality
could reign or run this season.
When the sky is full
of pigeons are we being
sent messages from on high?
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If the sky is full
of pigeons flying above,
the message will be messy!
When that crushing weight
lands squarely on our shoulders,
what, on earth, are we to do?
~
First we ask, “Is this
weight mine to bear?” and then
we move on from there.
How can we keep our
wits when many candidates
and congressmen have lost theirs?
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Well, finders keepers
leaps to mind, but in battles
of wits, everyone loses.
Can we find comfort
in that sure and certain faith
despite all the damage done?
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Would we, no matter
the damage, need comfort if
our faith were certain and sure?
Is it the gospel
truth that we should build bridges
instead of bombing carpets?
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The first “bridge builder”
thrice chose to deny the truth
to become the rock.
When dotting I’s and
crossing T’s trump the meeting
Of the people’s needs, what then?
~
Dotting I’s? Crossing
T’s? That doesn’t sound like Trump
to me. As for needs? Puh-leeze!
If the worm hadn’t
gotten up before the bird
would worm still be here?
~
If worm lounged abed,
that sluggard, then early bird
would have to settle for brunch.
Can we acknowledge
both our success and failure
nondisingenuously?
~
Indeed we can, but
when disingenuousness
is trumped by lies, let’s just cruz.