THE MAN IN THE GLASS HOUSE
F course he did not throw stones: His purpose was to feed Insatiate curiosity with what Went on in the world. Transparent himself, it pained That many occurrences Were not what they seemed, claimed Understanding as well as observation. And what will a man who is All eyes say to a woman all heart? This was, alas, his downfall; And his house, no better than cards For such an encounter, blinked Its eyes in the sun and went out. So that a very talent becomes destruction Kin to the rosy apple-the wori’s house. -Louis Johnson
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 22
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101THE MAN IN THE GLASS HOUSE New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 22
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