so i should know what i’m talking about”

A poem.

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there is a point
at which a confident man can no longer internalize.
he must act on these burgeoning emotions
with a conscious, determined catharsis.
in these times of crisis,
tranquility could mean leaping from the Manhattan bridge
on a hot Summer’s day.

it is a selfish trait, confidence.
ignorance is not.
it is selfless.

a confident man is closed-in to the possibilities of tragedy;
to the reflection and change that sadness brings.
his trajectory is straight, and narrows.
an ignorant man is always surprised.
he carries on,
inebriated in his inner tube in his above ground pool.

a confident man
lands in shallow water
to rap twice at Heaven’s gate.

//jf 10.22.2019

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