Sometimes in life
Even sturdy things
Like hickory or
Walnut credenzas require
A face lift
Veneer is applied
A thin often
Gilded or shiny
Layer of freshness
To give the
Appearance of newness
However that which
Allows the new
Is still old
Sturdy and strong
Such are the
Things that older
Younger relationships are
Frequently made of
If you’re afraid
To do things
Remember this mantra
Had I not
Then
You never could
I have such
Hopes for you
Not for me
But for another
You will fall
In love surely
With him but
For me I’m
Simply the one
That fanned the
Fire you are
Igniting an ember
Causing a flame
So that he
Might find you
I can have
What I want
I can’t have
Everything I want
Choosing really hurts
I forgot that
It hurts badly
Causing me not
To choose to
Delay my choice
But delaying choice
Only causes corruption
Instead of flying
Towards one abandonedly
I sour both
Choose I must
Choose I will
If I don’t
Choose you it’s
Only because I
Want to remember
The sweet you
Not the you
I made you
Into by not
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
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 