THE TEXAS RATTLESNAKE DOES NOT FALTER

IN THE CULTIVATION OF VIRTUE. EACH MOMENT RISES

LIKE A BOTTOM LINE AND DEMANDS OF US A RECKONING

OF OUR CHOICES. DID WE, THIS DAY, DRINK OF EACH MOMENT

AS FROM A BEER CAN WITH THE TOP TORN OFF, DID WE THROW

ON THE AGILITY OF JORTS AND DEFEND THE WEAK

FROM THE TYRANNY OF THOSE RICH MEN AND WOMEN

WHO SHOULD BE STUNNED,

OR WERE WE AGAIN PERPLEXED?

COME UP, COME UP, AND SQUARE THE CIRCLE.

THE SAME THING THAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM A RAINSTORM

CAN BE LEARNED FROM STARING OURSELVES DOWN

AND WONDERING WHAT WOULD STONE COLD DO?