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SACRED SPACE
I entered the inner sanctum
My office with the smooth black leather couch
Here is where my giant ego
had been crushed repeatedly
by human pain and sorrow
It took a lifetime to learn to listen
To just shut up
Dr. know–it-all
Now I know I did not know
I bore witness to countless
slings and arrows of outrageous mis-fortune
At days end I was on my knees
alone
Humbled at being chosen
To do a job
I wish
I had learned to do better