home is no sanctuary

as the random again returns to it's base
with electric proximity's compressed time and place
reminds more than ever what can happen to one
can happen to any
the most difficult lesson of life's hardest school
is to always apply the old golden rule
and accepting the hypocrisies are multiplied
from one to many

so take utmost care when making a choice
lest consequences unintended are given a voice
that compounds and condemns all
to damnation
for each of us is one yet a part of a whole
indisputably an animal, but perhaps with a soul
the only way we'll ever know is through
moderation

stephenhsmith 26Oct2008