Some think understanding is the point.
Some believe the point demands release.
Others point between the lines, the crease
where shame settles. Wear their anger—a ring,
fat on your finger, a large and uncut jewel
around your neck—to invoke the cruel stain
healing leaves. Summon what honor you can.
The days will fall away like scabs. When love
betrays love, love is not the point.
Richard Jeffrey Newman's Miscellany
@smokey Thanks! And thanks for your kind words about the others. I am behind on responding to people. I've been prepping for classes and dealing with union issues--I'm secretary of my faculty union. I'm just happy I've been able to post as relatively consistently as I've been doing.
Smokey Ardisson
No worries :-) I think (I hope!) people here realize that this is just one facet of one’s life and may rise and fall in importance with the rhythms of our lives.