I asked
and
she told me
disregarding
my predilection for
taking care
of business
as it comes up
that
offspring from
the marriage of
art
science
and religion
not
what I had
asked about
require
an upbringing
grounded in
respect for
an habitual need
to wipe the slurry
of grit
from the blade
being sharpened
which was all
I wanted
to know
though certain
on hearing
if this news
fell into
the wrong hands
it
would be abused.
