Keep This In Mind Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Always keep this in mind,
When and/or if you should find...
Yourself in the midst of defending 'your' beliefs.

First...
Ask yourself this question,
'Why should I put myself in a position...
Of feeling offended? '
And second...
'Why should I defend something,
That satisfies 'my' life?
And to what degree am I in doubt,
To argue with anyone...
About that which keeps me happy? '
And third...
'Have I confimed myself to be a legitimate fool? '

Always keep this in mind,
When and/or if you should find...
Yourself in the midst of defending 'your' beliefs.
IF they are felt so strongly...
Leave.
Why should you defend what you know to be true?
And believe?
To prove what?
A right to live your life has to be debated?
Why?
To who or whom do you find a need to prove this to?