Friday, October 5, 2012

The Interior Life

Having just read the latest James Lee Burke, and having recently had lunch with a recovering alcoholic who is celebrating 25 years sober, I was reminded of this:

the demon arrives uninvited
without an offer of tea and cookies
without an expectation of jolly conversation
without consideration of previous engagements

the demon arrives
in his own time
for his own purposes
accepting no excuses

     TRM          2001

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