Freedom

The Holy Grail.
The Brass Ring
Quest.

Does a life
free from...
I don't know,
let's say
cheese,
for example,
ever truly
free from such
temptation?

Cheese
only gets
replaced
by ice cream,
in my experience.

Becoming free
of something
that requires
constant
affirmation,
is only replaced
by something
that requires
constant
disillusion.

Better the devil
you know,
so to speak.

Or better
the devil
who knows you.