November 15, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde
Numero Uno
Do you think
those who
always insist
on entering first,
ever open doors
for others,
offer help when
it isn’t needed
or look back ~
except to bask
in their own
reflection?
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2002
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Generally No. Good question, though.
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I wanted to highlight individual acts – it takes one man with a gun to hold up a whole country…
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That’s certainly true, unfortunately.
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