Conversation in Several Acts
Words carry their own weight; their own nuances, their own way of creating a scene.
They are the place setters for the scene. They clothe the voices with costumes.
Once said they circle about settling into the play. They can't be reined in, altered or obliterated.
Later on they may be explained. Perhaps new words are substituted, but they remain beneath the revision.
We don't collect the words. We let them go. We won't take them out and spread them out on a table for all to see. We won't flaunt them or use them as bargaining chips.
We forgive the words, move on, but learn to be wary of words that need explanations or reshaping, or must undergo a metamorphosis.
They are the place setters for the scene. They clothe the voices with costumes.
Once said they circle about settling into the play. They can't be reined in, altered or obliterated.
Later on they may be explained. Perhaps new words are substituted, but they remain beneath the revision.
We don't collect the words. We let them go. We won't take them out and spread them out on a table for all to see. We won't flaunt them or use them as bargaining chips.
We forgive the words, move on, but learn to be wary of words that need explanations or reshaping, or must undergo a metamorphosis.
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