Restraint

Hold me back, please.
No, wait! Let me at ‘em!
No! give me a minute to
Count up to ten.
Amidst all the confusion
And unconfirmed facts
Maybe I should rethink things
Before we begin.

Immediate instincts
Creep close to the edge of
Inane understatement
Bordering rave.
Tis only by summoning
Strength from within that
Sanity sways the bear
Back to his cave.

We master the game as
The wards of experience, and
Learn to guide temper
Past vicious complaint.
Sipping the nectar of
Sweet moderation,
Trolling the highways of
Gentle restraint.

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