<center><h1>The Proverbial Line That Some Call Fine</h1></center>
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<center>The lean line which 
Divides excess from 
Moderation</center>

<center>Slendrosity that
Separates sacredness &
Desecration</center>

<center>I am slain by a single
Cut, zealotry, the skewer of
Madness, the fervor that 
Raves, screeching bigotry of
Drunkards & hamburger apple pie, 
Kind woman with starry eyes that
Cooks the family recipe while
Insanely I keep reciting</center>

<center>Line
After 
Line</center>

<center>Memorize this, quickly
Regurgitate exactly, the
Alphabet of bitten apples</center>

<center>With a snap all of this could
Vanish, if only out of love with 
Vanity we'd fall and fail to 
Ravish the prideful fountain of
Sensual ichor, that drips from a 
Stone yoni austere, set apart 
Disembroiled from familial
Ties of animal fear &
Egoic tricksters
That chuckle &
Sit sneering.</center>

<center>And if only we would really hear, or 
Feel the imprint braille of preserved & 
Pickled tears, screwed tight in mason jars 
Against the dust storms & uncaring years, the 
Protracted drought that leering leaves our
Confidence smeared and deprives our spirit of
Enthusiasm submerged in some abyssal chasm of
Gears that grind incessancy into bone meal.</center>

<center>Doubt pursued me, that
Reaper grim which grinned, &
Through my flight the grid became 
Hyperfaint, appearing viper-thin in the
Distorted vision of my jackal eyes.</center>

<center>In the suspension of time, that
Adrenalic moment, the record
Skipping pebble-pond hop
Of infinity's jitter,
Did I finally recognize
With no little chagrin,
The proverbial wisdom of
The line that was thin.</center>

<center>Exceedingly
Slim, that 
Channel, that
Some call
Fine.</center>
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8/29/17</h2>Image is 
Free domain.</center>
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