Which is bad, if you need fish to eat,
And could be good, if you’re a snagged fish.
How much of life is like this, lose-win?
The sorts of folks who hope to lead teams
Like to say their games can be win-win,
Since win-win is what makes two a team.
It’s not grace. It’s shrewd, or it can be,
But it’s not true math, not pure, not sage.
It means you shoved off loss to a place
Where a life not one of yours lost it.
What’s grace is to need the fish but let
Your side down, Rip, to not mend your net.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Rip in the Net
