Ames Progressive

1.
The mirror must forgive the face,
that the
razor may forgive the nose.
The wall must forgive the nail,
that the
mirror may forgive the face.

2.
The street must forgive the shoe
that the
shoe may forgive the foot.
The field must forgive the street
lest the
feet stampede the field

3.
The tooth must forgive the sweet
that the
mouth may forgive the tongue.
The mouth must forgive its word
lest the
ear punish what’s sweet.

4.
The day must forgive the night
that the
moon may forgive the sun’s light.
And the moon must forgive the man
that the
man may forgive her tendency.