yesterday lovely, today just hard
i have talked enough about the story of my day
tomorrow i bike to work across town at 5 am
ain't no time for a toothache
so forget that
i crave comfort
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i still am homeless in a way
tried to upgrade from the van
to a sedan today
get mobile toward more road trips west
and it's all broke
so i'll carry on try to fix it whatever
it's a strange world
but i try to take things less personally
win some lose some
it's all a sacrifice anyway
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am grateful to be gathering some meaning
about how complex it is
to drop back into the system
after dropping out
even momentarily
health care coverage
a ride
and everything else that matters
so corrupted by profiteers
as to squeeze the space for being human
for maintaining community
contributing
staying alive
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home matters
knowing where things are
community matters more
prayer matters
maybe most of all
and doing the things that keep our souls alive
amidst the schlock
including contributing to someone
something better
than all this
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remember this life is at least
as full of wonder and heaven
as it is this hell and drudgery
look at the trees
still blooming just so
with barely a drop of rain in four months
hear the birds
find your breath
it may be all we have
it is enough
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there is bliss after despair
so let us develop
stamina for the bliss
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