"He was stuck with the fear we have of a mountain lion in the wild: very unlikely but lurking."
I know it's a metaphor ... but I couldn't stop thinking of that line yesterday as I walked in a path through a marsh here in Florida and kept thinking of ... alligators.
Another great piece, Steve. Always enjoy where my mind goes when I read you.
Wow. Yes. Thank you. You reminded me of Miller Williams.
Have compassion for everyone you meet,
even if they don't want it. What seems conceit,
bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign
of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen.
You do not know what wars are going on
down there where the spirit meets the bone.
From The Ways We Touch: Poems. Copyright 1997 by Miller Williams.
Used with permission of the University of Illinois Press.
For sure. Honestly can make some people blind on either side
"He was stuck with the fear we have of a mountain lion in the wild: very unlikely but lurking."
I know it's a metaphor ... but I couldn't stop thinking of that line yesterday as I walked in a path through a marsh here in Florida and kept thinking of ... alligators.
Another great piece, Steve. Always enjoy where my mind goes when I read you.
Ha. Some definitely do not think it’s a metaphor. It’s why the “wild” is so important in my mind