I can think that if I want to. <br />Well yes you can. <br />And I can write that if I want to. <br />You have that freedom. <br />And if it is untrue or hurtful? <br />Then you will live with the consequences. <br />What are they? <br />The whole of mankind will be diminished in stature <br />because you are part of the whole. <br />And if it is true and nourishing? <br />Then the whole of mankind will be nourished, <br />you are not separate, not even in your thoughts. <br />So how do I stop the diminishing <br />and nourish myself? <br />Just stop believing you are separate. <br />And what if others are bound by untruth? <br />Surrendering what is not true here <br />releases them.<br /><br />David Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-argument-with-my-self/
