I possess astounding amounts
of music
from all times & places

The vistors I enjoy the most
are those who ask to hear what they don't like

The friends I hold dearest
are those who tell me what I don't want to hear,

those who bring me gifts I don't understand,
who give me what I don't need,

and take from me the illusions
on which I routinely base my life;

who show me the shallowness
of my fondest beliefs,

the uselessness
of my most expensive gadgets;

yes, those who surprise me
with what I thought I already knew;

who give me the strength to question
my lifelong convictions

and show me another side
of who I am