The Thought, But Not the Thing
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THE THOUGHT, BUT NOT THE THING
by J. Randal Matheny
I want the Thought, but not the Thing;
The thrilling Song, still left to Sing.
I want to Buy, but trash the Bought;
For joy to Catch, I drop the Caught;
To run, I rue the straightened Race,
Pursue on wooden feet the Chase;
I want the Ripe without the Rot,
To eat the Fruit with seedless "Not."
But comes to mind the ironclad Rule,
To not play God for heaven's Fool,
By self-delusion the sinner weeps:
For what one sows is what one reaps.
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