For Sonia

Jeanne Sparks-Carreker
A man would not know what to do with a heart
If it came with instructions. And even if they
Did come with instructions,
He would not bother to read them.
Even if he bothered reading them,
He would not apply them daily, as suggested.
And if he applied them daily, as suggested,
He would not be practicing sincerity, but
Would view the instructions as merely challenging.
And if he bothered to read them,
Applied them daily,
And practiced their precepts with true sincerity
...he would be a woman.

Published by Jeanne Sparks-Carreker

Convicted felon, reformed drug trafficker, disenfranchised from society by the government. I spend most of my time creating ways to educate non-users about drug addiction, so that addicts are understood and...  View profile

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  • Jeanne Sparks-Carreker1/8/2007

    Thanks, Leslie :)

  • Leslie Goff1/7/2007

    wow, you captured so many thoughts and facts in simplicity

  • Leah Perry1/2/2007

    SOOOOOOO truuuuueeeee

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