Dear People

Dear People,

do not be people.

Do not admit to being

imperfect, fallible,

or human.

Value each person,

but don’t be one,

because that would

imply imperfection.

We must be above person

or people, beyond reproach,

and incapable of even the

slightest judgment error.

Do not be people.

If people are human,

and humans make mistakes,

and if to err is human, and if

being human is to be people,

then people make mistakes.

But no, do not be people.

Be perfect, never make any

mistakes, never acknowledge any

dalliances of youthful ignorance.

Never be held hostage by

your immature thoughts.  

Never lay in bed at night,

re-living the embarrassments

of your past and shake your head

in shame and disappointment.

That would make you a person.

And you’re not a person.

You’re not people.

Don’t be people.

You’re just an Idea,

someone else had.