home Poem List next poem Touchy Reaction Reaction seems an uncontrolled reflex Protective recoil to uncertain thought Including bad data would just perplex Confusing prospective solutions sought Dialogue often sane veers to chaos Disagreements evolve to caustic mark Errored disbelief seems an albatross Dragging one down to drown in bad remark Protective rationales contradict sight Serfs place their fates in the hands of the blind Regression to ways used to survive plight Retraction from logic's transaction find Justification for war seems shaky When attached to questioned integrities Laminated arguments seem flaky As contradiction faults sagacities Panic could best describe what's seen for one Quick response presents remarks on one's speed Hiding's what many have most often done Truth can imply survival may impede Reflex smothers reason's sensitive hues Events go ill described when souls are lost Adjectives become as guarded as views Victory for thought seems at any cost (c)ERA 07:30 AM 2/6/03