A soccer ball
helped me realize
that we humans
have more pride
in our countries
than we do
in our governments
and that humanity
as a collective
speaks the language
of friendship between
our nations is
its greatest truth
Affirm
It comes
in cleaning
and clearing
the mind
it goes
when one
closes the
door behind
let go
of yesterday’s
dirt grime
and debris
say hello
to today
and its
sparkling sheen
Bench
Seek and ye
shall find go
forth and conquer
but what about
us who prefer
to sit on
a bench and
watch the sunset
or children play
or listen to
the song of
laughter from faraway
Blessed
My one hope
for all those
who’ve left my
side is that
they each will
find their own
brand of peace
and happiness and
if they don’t
then at least
they will continue
to find courage
to persist their
pursuit of it
Myself
If anything I’ve
been looking for
it’s come to
the end of
that and the
beginning of this
for that brought
security at the
presence of another
and this peace
at the solitude
of just myself
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 