Sometimes the messenger
needs to remember to
not shoot the messenger.
When the Message is heard,
the messenger is polite –
without rudeness, direct,
without smoke and mirrors.
Life is conflicting Truth…
thwarting community.
Love holds opposing Word…
dancing with divergence.
When the Message is real,
the messenger must educe –
a heartfelt response, not
unfeeling reaction.
Integration is hard –
Truth and Word together
spoils cooperation,
foils collaboration.
When the Message prospers,
the messenger must restore –
never transactional,
always cultivating.
Don’t shoot the messenger,
listening intently,
rejoining carefully.
MaddogPoetry 