What mattered wasn’t the score,
But the warmth we shared in the moment.
Intangible, ungraspable, amorphous,
yet changes the rule of the game we play.
Without the warmth, what does all this matter?
When you stand naked, can you withstand the truth?
Will you stand your ground or seek a refuge?
If you do not have courage to reveal your true self,
choose your words wisely before uttering them.
For every second of being alive asks you of your skin in the game,
stay lightfooted, stay hungry, stay curious.
The time will come. Be ready.
3.3.2025
Ralph with Coffee 