i went to the doctor today
who told me people don't listen
even when it would help them
people do not do good things
   for themselves
if it requires effort they want
to just have things be right

he told me i take care of myself
i said it must be hard on you
when the teachers are gone
and you must rely on yourself
with nobody to ask and nobody
   to blame
for any mistake you could make
but you must learn so much still

he said he really does learn
every day more and i told him
i thought he was doing great
he said i was doing great too
while we both have no reason
   to doubt
the honesty of the Other established
through trials of open questions
and even the hardest answers given