March 19

WET BLANKET

I have carried this sodden thing with me all my life, its weight a burden for numerous years.  I have never been able to explain my continuing drag of this pitiful thing.  Though it has been commented on by many, my fidelity is boundless.  In spite of inner questions and doubts, now that the fire is here, I am glad to have it.  I pull it over me and step into the fray.  Thick and moist, I somehow struggle under its influence and am able to do what others, bare of my encumbrance, cannot.  I don’t believe I can quench all the flames, but I hope to help some to safety and bat down the encroaching inferno a bit.

  Acknowledge the upswings in your value.