We didn't deny the obvious,
But we didn't accept it either.
I mean, we said hello to it each morning
in the foyer. We patted its little head
as it made a mess in the backyard,
but we never nurtured it.
Many nights the obvious showed up
at our bedroom door, in its pajamas,
unable to sleep, in need of a hug,
and we just stared at it like an Armenian,
or even worse-hid beneath the covers
and pretended not to hear its tiny sobs.
-Jeffrey McDaniel The Forgiveness Parade
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