and formal talking
no time now for the casual
but an insightful query
reveals self-protection's
assumed guise
to fend off a potential
assault of the ego
to save the moment
the only objective
and a falsehood
really doesn't matter
if it will serve a purpose –
to keep us from what
we are
for really we don't want
to know.
Copyright 1984 by James W. Troy
Last updated at 16:45 on 09 Sep 2005