TURNING THE OTHER SHOE

All men fall equal prey 

to the mistake

Of betrayal.


All men fall equal prey 

to betray. 



Betraying others 

betrays one's self. 



Betraying one's self 

betrays others.


All men fall equal prey 

to the mistake

Of pride. 


Too much pride breeds arrogance.


All men fall equal prey 

to the mistake

Of being judgmental.


To judge equals being judged. 

Judgementalism replaces listening. 

Listening always becomes necessary. 


All men fall equal prey

In order to learn anything

One must escape the choir

All men fall equal prey to.

OR A GAME, I

Another folded crease in the universe.
Exactly like a paper bridge created
temporarily by overlapping tabs
in blossoming intricacy interlocking
spindle woven along spiral revolutions.
A game, or am I—the only question—
A construct, without a room for doubt,
as faith, fueled and fed, thrives wild.