Someone unexpected will lie to you.
Congratulations, you are now
a means to an end.
 
Surely you have heard the adage
if you want a friend in politics,
get a dog.
Better would be a cat,
which will ignore you;
a necessary lesson in humility.
 
It is not unlike a river.
The questions are how you anchor yourself,
and whether you become entranced
merely
by reflections on the surface.
 
Here’s a secret. A problem does not exist
until articulated in public.
 
Observe
Weigh
Speak