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Mike Essig
Poems
Aug 2016
The Lines We Draw
Es ist in der Selbstbeschränkung,
die ein Meister zunächst selbst zeigt.*
- Goethe
We are,
by definition,
our limitations,
especially
those we choose.
They trace
the borders
of our being,
create our
distinctive,
singular
humanity.
Lines we cross
at great peril.
Written by
Mike Essig
Mechanicsburg, PA
(Mechanicsburg, PA)
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