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Robert Jaensch Dec 2016
If I am colour blind,
Is what I see wrong?
If I throw something out and you collect it,
Is it unwanted?
If you say I am beautiful and I say I am not,
Cannot I just agree with you?
If you give me a compliment,
Who loses if I take it?
Is it OK to take what I need?
Yes please!!
If at first I don’t succeed,
Should I try Tai Chi?
Will the sun come up tomorrow?
I hope so it’s cold enough now.
If I am unique,
Would I be unequalled, incomparable and unmatched?
If I get cold feet,
Can I stay and warm them?

If courage is the ability to do something I know is difficult,
Should I be pleased with myself?
If the job is next door to impossible,
Is it best that I go there?
If my problem is all some-ones else’s fault,
How did I contribute to it?
If I do everything perfectly all of the time,
Would I have more friends or be more loved?
If I can think about what disheartens me,
Can I think about what inspires me?
If there is nothing I can do about it,
Should I do something?If
If I always stuff it up,
Am I exaggerating a bit?
If exercise is a ***** word,
Can I jump in the puddles?
If kindness is currency,
How much should I spend on myself?
When I give up,
Can I call it a time out?
If I see a pink polar bear
Could it be green?
A Socratic Thought
Robert Jaensch Dec 2016
Darkness of your hedonism
Illusion of the consummation
Impeccable deceit of the sorcerer
Filthy carrion of my sexuality
Decreed necrosis, mind and body
No applause for carrying your guilt
An unbearable weight of emptiness
I refused to loath you
Preserved it for myself
You took me from the world
But I know now it has missed me
And I have missed it
I have friends now
Gentle yet powerful
Quiet but understanding
They know the pain of abuse
They applaud me, but not for any shame
For my innate goodness
I love my friends and they love me
Goodbye Mr. Jones
A tale of personal experience

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