I've been benefited from a dictionary definition I found that reads: "Rationalization is giving a social acceptable reason for socially unacceptable behavior, and socially unacceptable behavior is a form of insanity." ~ Alcoholics Anonymous, page 550 (4th edition)
So, I don't like a "suggestion"
in the Big Book —
those suggestions like
"don't put a plastic sack
on your face and nap under water..."
the only suggestions there are.
I can explain why it's not applicable,
why it doesn't work, how this situation —
my situation – is different.
I'm clever with words, adroit at reasoning,
I can argue with the best of them.
And in the process preserve and solidify
my rampant insanity.
What's the suggestion? To jump?
Okay, I'm jumping. On my way up,
could you let me know
how high I should jump?
in the Big Book —
those suggestions like
"don't put a plastic sack
on your face and nap under water..."
the only suggestions there are.
I can explain why it's not applicable,
why it doesn't work, how this situation —
my situation – is different.
I'm clever with words, adroit at reasoning,
I can argue with the best of them.
And in the process preserve and solidify
my rampant insanity.
What's the suggestion? To jump?
Okay, I'm jumping. On my way up,
could you let me know
how high I should jump?
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