Vision #46 - Self-Inflicted Mutilation of One's Self
By Kenneth R. Cabrieto

           "Don't do this."
           "Don't do that."
           Everyone's told you what not to do.
           Everyone's told you not to listen to everyone as well.
           You don't listen,
           Of course not.
           You do as you please.
           You do wrong.
           You do yourself wrong.
           Now you're a senior for another year.
           Even I told you not to do that.
           Of course you weren't listening.
           I don't know anything.
           I only inflicted that punishment on myself once before.
           Of course someone told me not to do that either.
           Like you, I didn't listen.
           Things actually got worse for you.
           I didn't think they could.
           Now you're pregnant.
           You've done wrong.
           You've done wrong to yourself.
           Don't do wrong to this life that's inside of you.
           Please keep it.
           Listen to me, if only this once.