next up is the next abstractia installment for all you avid fans... it's a knee-jerk reflection to being true to yourself. probity? sure.
integrity
gritting my teeth i stared in your eyes
i said to myself i would never lie to you
nor to myself, for that matter
but it felt so right and it felt so good
so i did.
i was being true to nobody.
nobody knew who i really was.
nobody seemed to care enough
until you started to.
i wanted to be the me i wanted me to be
but i couldn’t.
i cheated myself out of integrity.
now i’m regretting everything,
having not stayed true to myself in the circumstances.
i wonder if you would have done the same
but i think you wouldn’t have
because i did.
i cannot live without my integrity.
convictions are set in concrete with integrity as the binder.
staying true to myself is like breathing now.
9.13.2002
you feel so small sometimes
miguel
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