come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
it can spread like a drop of black ink
in a cup of clear water.
it spreads without control,
and it won’t stop.
so cut off parts of the water.
give thanks to it.
it is better to live without it
than to live with such infection.
do not regret,
do not be bitter.
rise again,
and fight the fight you must endure.
9.5.2023
know that you will be okay
even if you give this portion of yourself
a portion of your time and attention
and the other will be content in knowing
we have shared something together.
suffering may be the inevitable
for all of us
but let us make it endurable
as we live on the earth together.
7.28.2023
Ralph with Coffee 