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J + A — urgent conversation

G on the phone with HP
    in front of the keyboard, the beat still going
    like a heart beat, insistent, driving

Me, with my words failing, my mind failing
  scribbling on a pad of paper

To know what is futile and what is not.

To adapt rapidly to the consequences.

To know when to let go of the past.

What should be required coursework for life:

What to do once you have been blamed for something that was an act of God, coincidence, or sheer bad luck.

How not to lose your temper when idiots try to make you look incompetent even though you are not.

How to accept the likely negative consequences and minimize the damage.

How to forfend phobias.