cry.
your swelling river
will overflow your dam.
watch.
watch it bleed.
do not blame the weather,
the trees, or the earth.
accept them.
when the bleeding stops,
walk.
no matter how painful it is,
it is the source of joy.
perhaps the only one.
in the end,
the sun will rise.
it will always rise.
and you will be ready to answer it.
9.4.2023
Ralph with Coffee 