Be Blind, And Use The Sword When Finally Needed. Poem by RIC BASTASA

i did not find it hard
to work within the four corners
of this wall

everything is measurable
everything has an answer

i work well within this circle
beginning to love the limits of
its perimeters

everything is well defined
there is a word for what to say

all the principles are laid out
and all i have to do is say it.

what did you do? what evidence proves it?
what is the law?

there are no emotions
no colors, no relationships
it is not a what if
but what is.

it is the simplicity of these
elements that make our work doable.

and so, if you cannot do it,
what is really your problem?

ask the four walls.
work within the circle.
use all the tools.
be blind, and use the sword
when finally needed.