each time I should do and do nothing—-   I own it
each time I unknowingly wrong someone I own it 
each time I willingly betray someone I own it 
each time I judge at first instinct
each time I convict someone in my own mind I own it
each time I verdict I condemn
each time I gossip I condone 
each time I outcast someone I bury them
each time I ignore monstrosity I wear it 
each time I neglect someone I bleed
each time I forget to act in forgetting to act
each time I deny I own it— I own it 
each time I alter the course 
 
I should savor 
longing worth longed
living worth lived
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