OCCASIONS OF OFFENSE
UPDATE
As of now we are
Remaining
As our efforts
Have resulted in
An agreement
Which we
Intend to
Accept
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Do not lie
Confess you were hurt
And perplexed
When you received notice
That the rent you
Paid over the decades
Would now be raised
Not by a few percentage points
But astronomically
And you realized that
Your world was changed
+
The hurt is
Recognized
And I am now
Back in the throes
Of bliss
Delight
Adventure
And awareness
I know what my
Beloved building
Is becoming
It no longer
Has a hankering for
The likes of us
I know
The future will be
New and better
The possibilities
Infinite
This
Is a challenge
With but one instruction
Be positive
And keep your eyes open
The reason this happened
Is plain indeed
My beloved
Building now houses
Students sardine-packed
Into little spaces
Now cut into thirds
My as yet
Destination
Will open up
A brand new vista
And when done
This will be said
It worked out
Better than we
Ever could
Imagine
I never knew
How different
It could be
+
For nothing
That is challenge
Is but prelude
To the wonders
Blissful wonders
Joyful wonders
Loving wonders
Of
A positive approach
