Everyone With Their Crutch Comments

Really thought provoking work, Raymond. I realized at 'to help one cope' that crutches are almost invariably a metaphor for either coping or something destructive (substance abuse, despair, even death...) . I've found them necessary at times. Your work has me thinking about the possibility that culture sometimes deems what is necessary a sign of weakness...perhaps defeat, perhaps demise. A great work....to myfavourites and a 10.

Raymond, we all rely on something. Your poem is a commentary on that.++10

Poignant! True. Sad.