I can put things aside,
put matters on hold,
find reasons not to do anything
about some things;
tell myself
I've given someone enough chances,
plenty opportunities,
enough to last a lifetime
...and I've stopped thinking
about certain matters

When someone, out of the blue,
tells me to re-engage,
I simply tell myself
that the someone has no overview,
and leave it at that

Studying Chögyam Trungpa
may open a thin crack
in that armour,
but I'm certain I can fill it with mud