SamadhiMuse

                               For Dan
           Where is the act of love to be placed
             when we find our children are growing?
           For each child must be weened
             and that second weening...
                they must do themselves
           To experience the creation
             of their independence
           they must break the bonds
             of their submissive respect
                to the larger world without
           And so, with their egos aflame,
             they will scorch the earth
           until they feel safe
             to exist
                in peace
           There is not a correct act of love to give
             other than that self same love
           we've always felt
             no, their challenge lies here
                within us...
           Not to reject them
             because they push the buttons of our egos
           Not to oppose them
             because they must shed the dependence of the child
           And Not to lecture them
             in the arts of social dance
                when they've just begun to stumble.
                                   gallagher
                                   11 August 84
                                   for Danny

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