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
you've become,
this person
whose life you've
trampled 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.
