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1975-04-10

Thursday, April 10th, 1975 
         I came to this for detachment
         knowing, that of attachment, I'd had the best.

         I look in their eyes, crying, 'love me'.

         My needs, so long soothed,
         raging above my love and detachment
         mocking my purpose
         blocking my vision
         and in the back, fear whispering,
         'love's dying, you'll lose her,
         hurry, find your way before it's too late'.

         I'm right, though I can't remember why
         amid this rage of emotions.

         Let it be, is the way, I think,
         I fear I cannot turn away...

         The next depression I'll ride down
         to hell and back, I think
         just to see if it's as bad as I fear
         for, if I'm not gambling everything,
         then why am I here?

                                 gallagher
                                 10 Apr 75

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

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1975-04-15 Dominance

Tuesday, April 15th, 1975 
                          Dominance

      We open up to those who, we feel,
      will share our picture of ourself.

         How confident we are is proportional
         to how much of a chance we're willing to take.

      We can resist those who won't agree with us
         up to a point.

      And we can be open towards those
         we're not sure will agree with us
            up to a point.

      To practice full openness all the time
         is self destructive
      and to seek to dominate all the time
         is cowardice.

      But somewhere there are our peers
         with whom dominance and openness balance.

      to scare yourself by opening to your peers is healthy
         to be an idealist and open yourself to non peers
            is insane whether you win or lose.

                              Gallagher
                              15 April 75

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

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1975-04-21 In response to Herberts Dune

Monday, April 21st, 1975 
                 In response to Herbert's Dune

         The value of thoughts beyond words
         lies in their ability to stimulate
         the 'sense of truth' when alluded to.

         Thus an author's craft is not
         to explain his innermost understanding
         so much as to allude to it consistently
         during his discourse on more tangible matters.

                                 Gallagher
                                 21 april 75

— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —

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