I was made for Afternoons

good lord lent again where'd that come from? marked the day in the usual way bit of song silence word n ash n then inevitably  thoughts turn to the embedded reality of my childhood what should i give up for Lent? first thought was to give up giving things up for Lent but that would be a tad too predictable and easy n then nothing . . . .  i could be wrong here (I often am) but the point seems to be get rid of the dross -  sure chocolate might be an easy choice but what am i really saying by giving it up? Chocolate is bad I eat too much i am a fat middle class consumer who doesn't know when to say no is this what lent is about really? did the the tradition of lent endure to slim my waist line? i think giving up is bad word choice here casting off is better i want to cast off my pride  and stop not allowing others to be close to me, unless its on my terms my intelligence having,  wanting and needing to have all the answers, all the time my masks less time spent worrying about ...