it wasnt often he deferredhe acquiesced

it wasnt that his way was the only way

anyones way was their way

he stepped back   away

he did not solicithe did not offer his considered thoughts

and at times that was difficult

because who he didnt counsel was himself

being thoughtless or impatience wasnt who he was so that when he confronted himself Shaddup  I dont wanna hear it

abruptly he cloistered himself

he thought Youre on your own Dont come cryin to me

which did nothing more than infuriate his second or third or whatever incarnation he was

he would be privy to his thoughts since he was he

outside himself he heard Whats gotten into him

what hadnt gotten into him  he was an open door an unclasped unscreened windowhe wanted to hear their arguments  however he had to insist an argument was a statement  not an argument

he simply offered a mirror

often people didnt like mirror he held up for them to look at themselves

people ordinarily look into mirrors to enhancepreen themselves

though his wont was clean fresh-scrubbed visages  not dolled-up to appeal to othersnot masks  or subversion

Tell it like it is!

Raw

Concise

which is where all things ought to begin

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