Mantra

If you’re afraid

To do things

Remember this mantra

Had I not

Then

You never could

WasThatsAllItWas

Once you forgive

Anger goes away

You see it

For what it

Was whatever it

Was a lesson

Or a lifetime

Or something in-between

Don’t hold onto

Things that hurt

Or anger you

Try forgiveness first

And remember that

Whatever it was

It simply was

Happiness

Happiness can never

Be given and

It can never

Be taken happiness

Can only ever

Be found but

Not out there

With someone or

At some place

Or during some

Time or another

Happiness can be

Shared with others

But it’s never

Theirs to keep

Until that is

They find theirs

Inside of themselves

FineDining (for Java)

Okay we shared

Something maybe lots

Of some things

We dined upon

The table that

We are tasted

The forbidden fruits

And they were

Succulent and delicious

And deeply satisfying

And when finished

We pushed away

And went back

To our lives

And whatever we

Do call it

There’s one thing

We can’t deny

We’d dine there

Again because it

Was so good

LabelingThings (to Java in apology)

Why must we

Always label things

It is said

So that we

Create our world

A child sees

Points and says

Dada and mama

And even now

We enjoy someone

And still point

And still say

Boyfriend or lover

Partner or husband

But did God

Upon seeing creation

Point and say

Looky there galaxies

And the stars

And everything else

Or did He

Sit back saying

Wow isn’t that

Just simply marvelous