1. resistance
too insistent
in your insistence
that we must be
the way you wish
us all to be
obviously
yet not so
obvious to you
that we are
and we are
not so willing
to be like you
2. acceptance
your hand
metaphorically
graces my arm
as you speak
encouraging me
to take a chance
to jump toward life
to be happy
to trust
your faith
in us all
(May 23, 2013)
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