a request. And it's
not a proposition.
A duty
is not
transferable,
or open
to negotiation—only you
can do
what has got to
get done. You must
grab a hold
of this man
whom you've become,
this person
whose life you've
tramped upon,
whose corners
you've frayed and seams
you've rent—
take it
and string it up fast
like a rug
to that razor-
thin line in the sky
of tough love—take it
and beat it
clean again.
