METHOD, MADNESS, OR MOTIVATION?

That is the question.

To suffer the slings and arrows

while thinking our aim is true  

is how we miss our mark.

Archery is an apt metaphor,

because arrows, when they strike

the wrong target,

sting, stick, or destroy

if we’re not careful.

Pretending we are not 

the object of our own affections

is where the insanity lies.

Are we acting or in denial? 

We might not know.

We might not see 

our method or motivation

as desire running the show, 

the drama, drawing 

the bow back, and not the archer 

or actor-playwright at work.

Questions are good, 

we should let them

guide our actions, 

be our stage directions.

The play is not the thing.

Life, reality, authenticity are.