Because real knowledge will hurt

I don’t want to see reality
Yet I don’t want to lose your care.
I want to go on being selfish
And having you always there.

I don’t want to feel your feelings.
I am aware that I’ve been very curt.
I want to go on ignoring you,
Because real knowledge will hurt.

The longer pretend to be  ignorant,
The longer I opt not see,
The more I shall hurt my loved ones.
The more unkind and cruel I shall be.

I don’t want to see reality.
I’m frightened of what I might find.
I need a wise friend to be with me
Whilst I traverse the dark glades of my mind.

I  am afraid to discover  reality,
But it’s better for us all if we do.
I hope I can get enough courage
To be able to bear what is true.

People come and sometimes have to go

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/03/sex-a-key-part-of-life-for-people-over-65-study-says

Arthritis and   angina won’t  stop me
I’ll have a sex life till I’m ninety three
I’ll take a mini aspirin and  trust luck
For I feel like I need  a warm shock

I’m sure we’ll find a posture we can use
If I lie down then you can suck my toes
If you need many kisses just keep still
I feel I can give fifty with good will

We’ll have to go to Pilates and gym
If we’re not married,will it be a sin?
It keeps my elan high  to  really  care
For a nice man who wants to  brush my hair

And then we must keep clean to be prepared
In case  we get a chance to all unbare
So it  is good to keep us in the flow
People come and sometimes have to go

I’ll keep  my GNT beside the bed
To olive oil  and perfume I am led.~
And we can use a waterproof or two
To keep the mattress dry as I love you.

Incontinence will mortify the shy
As from their body, water seems to fly
But do not fear the shame will be the end
Don’t give up  unless you cannot bend.

Two smart old  people smiling in their bed
Was it for this that we on dew  were fed?
See us drink our tea from china mugs.
In Hartlepoole we drank tea  from pot jugs

On Teesside people speak a different tongue
So we  cry while singing a love song
No-one understands the  Viking lore
Light my fire and I’ll reveal much more

If we cannot trust, then we will fear

I have picturef tenderness and care
Memories touching  in their  unique ways
I have lain in beds of love quite bare

From my windows I will often stare
See the sun at dawn and in light lay
I have wanted  his  romance and care

I heard that all eternity is here
Silent in  its presence through the day
I have slept in beds of linen fair

If we cannot trust, then we will fear
Who but  lovers send our fear away?
Well known  to me are tenderness and care

I smiled at touch when  he I Ioved was near
For his kiss I long, my heart is dry
I had slept in  his warm arms for years

Now he’s gone and I no longer cry
To his ghost I say, all flesh must die
I was glad of tenderness and care
I had lain in beds of love quite bare

Vertigo and how to live with it

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True vertigo is horrible and I do know that and do not wish to offend anyone

1.When unlocking the front door do not look up to check the gutters
2.If on the roof do not look down at the door
3.Try not to turn over in bed as it makes you feel seasick.Put some pillows behind you or try to think of how you can stop rolling about all night.
4.Do  not move your head, when walking outdoors , to look at people passing as if you fall they will feel guilty.Or think you love them
5.Try to keep your chin level. so do not nod  as a greeting  nor shake your head  nor roll your eyes nor especially do not do all those things at once.Unless you are  hoping to have an accident.
6. Try a sea sickness tablet. But not with alcohol as it might loosed your self control  or make you fall asleep  while giving a class instructions on trigonometry.
7. You must not have sex while you have vertigo  for obvious reasons.Unless you can keep perfectly still… which seems unlikely as you can see  in Nature.
8.When getting out of bed, do it slowly.Don’t roll out while lying  flat.I did once and oh,my, it hurt!
9.Try not to laugh or cry ,shout ,scream or yell.Lie down and have a rest.One day you will feel better

A glossary

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary

 

A Glossary of Islamic Legal Terminology

“A glossary, also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a book and includes terms within that book that are either newly introduced, uncommon, or specialized. While glossaries are most commonly associated with non-fiction books, in some cases, fiction novels may come with a glossary for unfamiliar terms.”

 

Gloss and glossary

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloss_(annotation)

 

“A gloss is a marginal notation regarding the main text in a document. Shown is a parchment page from the Royal Library of Copenhagen.

gloss (from Latin glossa; from Greek γλῶσσα glōssa, meaning ‘language’) is a brief notation, especially a marginal one or an interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text, or in the reader’s language if that is different.

A collection of glosses is a glossary. A collection of medieval legal glosses, made by glossators, is called an apparatus. The compilation of glosses into glossaries was the beginning of lexicography, and the glossaries so compiled were in fact the first dictionaries. In modern times a glossary, as opposed to a dictionary, is typically found in a text as an appendix of specialized terms that the typical reader may find unfamiliar. Also, satirical explanations of words and events are called glosses. The German Romantic movement used the expression of gloss for poems commenting on a given other piece of poetry, often in the Spanish Décima style.”