Short words!
Short words!
One may ask,
What can we say
with short words?

Are you my friend?
Will you love or hate?
Will you make war or peace?
Am I a man or beast?
Is there a God?

All those deep thoughts
of who we are
or what we want,
can all be said
in short words.

Dark comes down.
What’s that noise?
Ah, it’s rain, fresh
rain, heavy, cooling the air.
The heat became thick
as the afternoon wore on,
like a blanket pressing.

Rain, welcome rain,
as night falls, air
you can breathe again.
Dry brown plants
plump up, stop sagging,
stop dragging limp leaves
along the ground.

But I’m tired
from the hot day, listless,
reluctant to move –
and from anger. It takes
much energy on any day
to keep being furious, why
don’t I let it go?

It has me, I can’t
shake it. I know
this is not the way, I
know I risk loss, might be
sorry later – don’t care.
The rain evaporates too quickly,
dark comes down.

Have a drink
Laze in room
Read a book

Doodle something
Smile Cry Frown
You can choose

Have a wine
In a lounge
With your friends

Chat and smile
Laugh and laugh
Have more fun

You deserve it
Deserve laughter
Deserve more fun

Believe in dreams
Believe yourself
Believe in you

You deserve more
You can live
Choose your life

Choose to live.