Making a Manifesto



I’ve been unfaithful

It’s too easy

To look the other way

Or ignore you altogether

With an attitude



And yet

Don’t I say thank you

When the good things happen

And help me

When things are awry



And aren’t you there

And don’t I know that

So maybe

It’s not so bad

I think of you quite often

I think about creation

In a treatise-sort of way



You are more

Than a proposition

An idea

Some kind of certifying

From an argument

Within a forum



You are you

The best

And one who made the best

Even the better parts

In me

And anyone

My friend

Or enemy



Maybe that’s the problem

Too many things being

Inimical

And I have to find my own way

Through

At least inside my head

And for my heart’s vibrations

Reason

And good feeling

I’m afraid both must be

Pursued

And satisfied



And I guess I’d say this

For the inner life

That is then realized

In attitude

Behavior

Anything by way of profession

Of anyone



Still

I could think of you more often

And believe

With a readiness

That is both abstract

And material

Belief and action

In the world



So forgive me

Please

I ask for the thousandth time

Today

(well, maybe a few days)

Help me with my system

Help me

In my actions

Help me to help

For I am not good

In any other way

But to be listening

And ready





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I’ll be gone for a few days.  Depending on issues regarding connectivity (good issues, problematic), I might not be here, per se, in that time.  If not, then I should be back soon.  Thank you.  Be good.  Be safe.

—Christopher