Things I’m Not “In”to

Okay. Here’s a little “poem”. (And, yes, I used a dictionary when writing it. I also checked with ChatGPT which made a few suggestions, including the last two lines.)

I’d rather be accurate than inaccurate 

I’d rather be considerate than inconsiderate 

I’d rather be decent than indecent 

I’d rather be direct than indirect 

I’d rather be discreet than indiscreet

I’d rather be effective than ineffective

I’d rather be elegant than inelegant 

I’d rather be exact than inexact

I’d rather be experienced than inexperienced 

I’d rather be firm than infirm

I’d rather be humane than inhuman

I’d rather be sane than insane

I’d rather be sensible than insensible

I’d rather be secure than insecure 

I’d rather be tolerant than intolerant 

AND . . .  I’d rather cite than incite

BUT . . .

I want to be both credible and incredible

And I want to both form and inform

AND . . . 

I’d rather be incomparable than comparable

I’d rather be independent than dependent 

I’d rather be indescribable than describable

I’d rather be indestructible than destructible 

I’d rather be indispensable than dispensable 

I’d rather be infallible than fallible 

I’d rather be intense than tense

And I’d rather be insightful than inciteful.

So if I’m “in” anything — let it be integrity.