February 8, 2022

Respected Minds

there are many I know

who will disagree with me

I like that

it does me a world of good

to bounce my thought

off of others’ thought

to test my own ideas

against others’ ideas

to measure my mind

by minds I respect

whose careful reason

I can appreciate

and, as will often happen

we continue disagree

I ask myself

“Where am I wrong?”

(it’s my default to think I’m the one who’s wrong)

not resting in my search for truth

until I find it