It has been a full hand and then some
The drama that ensued between then
and now
Has played out without me
I am ambivalent for the moment
I have done what I can do
It is a saying of old Thassan salts
"The beatings continue until morale
improves"
And they do, continue that is
For more than morale, however
For a positive outlook is simply not
enough
For impropriety then, recalcitrance
when
In the face of confrontation, station
Was conveniently put aside
Pride is a false hope, a tenuous refuge
Like dignity, no sound shelter
For those that surrender the right.