cold wash cycle

Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - chapter 67
a retelling

kings and queens under the sun say, "hey, i love you but am confused by your way..."
because! it is bold, it is the sting in the corner of the eye.
It is the hops! in the brew, it is the bride! in the wedding march.
if it weren't, it would have vanished before dawn

and i say i have three areas, a surrounding which i am inside and keep
the first area is mercy, the second economy,
the third is the daring to dance behind others
from mercy comes bravery, from economy comes giving,
from dancing by lead comes the capacity to care

now, today, you shy from mercy.  Yet! you try to be brave.
You cast aside economy.  Yet! you try to give.
You do not waste your time dancing to anyone else's beat.
Yet! You expect people to feel cared for, protected. 
How can you listen to the needs to me and her and him if you won't
take the time to feel our rhythm?
This certainly is death.
This is solitude.

This mercy I talk about brings victory in battle, and we know battles come.
This mercy is your strength in defense. 
It is the means by which heaven decides to save and guard you.

for Wolfking, aware of these truths as his blood is aware of him.