Dichroic Orchid, Part 3 ~ Sunday, July 13, 2025
Numbers 22:28
B: How do I make amends to those I harmed?
A: The 12 Steps for Adult-children appears...
B: ...pointless? Mandatory? Like a mountain?
A: Don't interrupt the donkey as it brays.
B: So then, I disavow any mistakes?
A: Did you go to prison? Whom did you hurt?
B: Girls in grade school, junior high and high school.
A: So you want to live, and die, without remorse?
B: Maybe I appear as a narcissist?
A: Our beloved President would agree.
B: What is that supposed to mean, professor?
A: Language reflects the mind of the speaker.
B: But President Blunt is nowhere near here.
A: And bad faith is not your best quality.
B: I'm sorry but I'm lost. What do you mean?
A: Will rehashing the past help these women?
B: I thought sincerity and truth were key?
A: Yes but to whom, my solipsistic friend.
B: Butter on toast. All things at the right time.
A: Apologies in the moment intend...
B: ...good intentions, the path to perdition?
A: Buddy, you have to stop interrupting.
B: Butter on toast. I nearly got it, right?
A: Cheese on toast, like your mother used to make.
B: Yes, I miss my mom but she lacks patience.
A: No Freudian psychoanalysis!
B: Wait! What!? My dad was an alcoholic.
A: I know the Big Blue Book and the Red Book.
B: Recovery, I treat as a process.
A: Othering is a form of disrespect.
B: Wait! What!? I want to make amends. Step Nine.
A: Throw your books in the trash. More harm than good.
B: But I rely on the system to help.
A: If you want my assistance. Do no harm.
B: Like a doctor. I get it but I'm not...
A: Consideration and kindness are key.
B: You want me to act like a physician?
A: To care and to forgive are the right path.
B: I must talk to my sponsor about this.
A: Kill your sponsor and kill yourself, Buddha.
B: I know. If you meet the Buddha, kill him.
A: Final word. You will never learn a thing.
B: [Silence]. [Thinking]. [Thinking no more]. [Silence].
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