if i
can't do
what i want to do
then
my job is to not
do
what i don't want
to do
it's not the same thing
but it's the best i can
do
if i can't have
what i want then
my job is to want
what i've got
and be
satisfied
that at least there
is
something more
to want
since i can't go
where i need
to go then
i must go
where the signs point
though always understanding
parallel movement
isn't
lateral
when i
can't express
what i really
feel
i
practice feeling
what i can express
and
none of it is equal
i know
but that's why mankind
alone among the animals
learns to
cry
-
Nikki Giovanni