27. Circumstantial delays in learning the awful truth in any realm.
"... And having a pleasant day / is less pleasant / than outright possession / of the unpleasant truth. / No, my kinsman, / the common wisdom is too common. / Though less fragile / it survives. / Neither is all well / that appears to end well, / if held together subjectively / and in place with pins..." (excerpt from "Never in The Eye", 1980)