Rituals.

A Caution: _____ These words are not for you _____ They are for the Intended _____ The Stability _____ Who has yet to make an appearance _____ If you are unprepared for this Burden _____ We will both crumble under its weight _____ I say these words simply because they Demand to be said _____ And not because I want you to hear them By Way of Introduction: _____ Ah, such foolishness was brewed this night that brings about these _____ thoughts _____ But they command to be written and so I do _____ Ever a slave to the English language and all the sensual coaxing of _____ the Word _____ And even as I write them, my mind fights the effects, adds to the _____ effects and begs me to leave it be. _____ But, sigh, I never can _____ For in all the things I’ve ever learned _____ And they number many _____ I have never learned when, or how, to simply stop. The Meat: _____ There is a drift _____ A tide _____ That ever pulls my car _____ It would be such an easy thing _____ To release the wheel _____

I know. But please don't. I know you have the best intentions but don't wish it for me, because I already know it isn't going to be. So if you could just let it slip by without mentioning it (the day after is okay, but don't be too excited about it), I'd appreciate it.