Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Wisdom of Leaving Space

What the writer wants to express
In a single book
Is found within the black print.
If the page was completely filled in black,
Then readers could not understand.
To get your message across
You need punctuation,
Space between lines,
And page margins.
For how could people find deep resonance
With a poem overloaded with text?


The same can be said of work.
The efforts of a tireless worker,
Is often not understood by others.
Slow down once in a while.
Consider to see if you have
The understanding, the help and the support of others.
When you overwork
Sometimes you are unaware
That people are protesting, resisting and unhappy with you.


It is important to prepare your mind
To grant yourself some space to rest
Before you collapse from exhaustion.

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