THE STRAINER

 

Not the right size or shape

Too big to pass

Through the critical mold

Of the strainer

 

Not the right face or frame

Irregular

Diversity kills the predictable

Too big a risk

For

The Strainer

 

Our systems must

Be very weak

If we cannot consume

What doesn't pass

Through the strainer.

 

GS, 9/18/90

 

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