Monday, September 15, 2008

On Identity - Part 2 - Stumbling in the Dark

Monday, September 15, 2008

4:55am
Trepidation looms in the darkness. Senses heighten. Ears question the quiet and search feverously for the faintest of sound. Eyes create formations of shadows and lines and the boogie man appears. Mind noise intensifies and no matter how tightly we hold our eyelids together, sleep does not come. There is no rest for the weary. This is the hour of reckoning.

Court is in session, and it is now judgment day … again. You assume your familiar position as defendant, as plaintiff, as juror and judge, and the interrogation ensues. Question upon question examines your fidelity to the immutable laws that demand meticulous adherence: know thyself and to thine ownself be true.

Your duplicity renders you incompetent to stand trial. However, the solace of double jeopardy does not apply. There is always tomorrow.

No comments: