“It means this.”—I don’t get it. “It means that.”—I still don’t get it. “Then let me paint you a picture.”—But how do I let go? “Just act in this way.”—But I can’t. “All right, then act in that way.”—But what if I can’t do that either? “All right, here’s still another approach.” Thus, generously, patiently, the poem guides even the least gifted of us on the path toward freedom.
