the if-then rule applied

if understanding has an endpoint of bliss,

then owners are eventually 

just curators at heart.

if stress indirectly focuses 

on causes of concerns,

then timing is perceived 

as being wildly out of focus.

if one perceives themself 

as hurting with details,

then depth of perception 

is not a field of dreams.

if a person in conversation, 

is their own response,

then everyone else 

is just bystanders overhearing.

if one can never say 

that they are sorry,

then they are in the spotlight 

of self as right livelihood. 

if one perceives themself, 

as clearly a cheater,

then they know the rules 

that they intend to avoid.

if complementarianism is used 

as a personal disguise,

then the audience face to face 

is the feared enemy.

and if one loves 

everyone they meet, 

then they are happy to be alive, 

is totally justified . . .