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Holding Back the WordsIt�s a question of integrity, reallynot to act when you want to when the need builds up to an urgency not to say it because it�s not quite right, not now, and not to say anything, really because each word builds the fence till you find that you�re fenced in and every word after that only closes in tighter cornered, you�re trapped into a destiny of doing, of saying, of admitting though there�s a proper time for even this once when I knew I couldn�t, wouldn�t act I confessed only that I was afraid and in that word, a trap, a trap I laid for myself because in response was the question �why?� and caught in a corner by my own honesty I had to tell the truth but now�s not such a time while she turns colons into smiles I must be still and even though I trust myself that�s not the point it�s not a matter of how good I am or else integrity would be only for the weak and virtue for the bad and words would lose their power (C) 10/8/94 Tom Brinck ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES / SITEMAP / CONTACT |
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