The Learning Curve   The truth is too simple. To comprehend places in the sea where it never rains, you’ll have to ask the shadow man again why we’re so reluctant to use our brains.   Places in the sea where it never rains — we want to know, but we’re afraid to ask why we’re so reluctant to use our brains, to focus on what counts, to stay on task —   we want to know but we’re afraid to ask. It hurts because the learning curve is steep, too. Focus on what matters. Stay on task, the oracle demanded from the deep;   it hurts because the learning curve is steep. We’re still counting on our fingers these days, the oracle demanded from the deep the need to disregard the latest craze.   We’re still counting on our fingers these days the reasons why the sea is still tonight, the need to disregard the latest craze, the best alternative to fight or flight   and reasons why the sea is still. Tonight you’ll have to ask the shadow man again the best alternative to fight or flight — the truth is too simple to comprehend.     © Michael Fleming Dummerston, Vermont September 2026