OUTWITTED
by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out --
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
Edwin Markham
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
"Outwitted" by Edwin Markham
"When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them." So said transgender civil rights activist Pauli Murray. That quotation from Murray reminded me of the inspirational poem below.
OUTWITTED
by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out --
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
OUTWITTED
by Edwin Markham
He drew a circle that shut me out --
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in!
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