Say less 
not more 
let words
be brutally 
brief bringing 
humid breath 
allow sighs
to sing 
and eyes 
to settle 
and hands
to hang
inches from 
the flesh 

At last 
things done 
it’s time 
to think 
do I 
don’t I
maybe so
my mistakes 
of yesterday 
get smaller 
and smaller 
the more 
that I 
do today 

This early 
day hush
sounds come
from pipes
and growls
from faraway 
thick gray
clouds moan 
and sun
sighs behind 

Cook and 
clean up
too much 
at once 
I don’t 
know how 
it’s like 
dating someone 
I need 
a break 
in between 
to enjoy 

By and
for and
on behalf 
of others 
but now 
myself has
unlocked mysteries 
of life 
and love 
heretofore ignored 
focusing now 
on my
self worth 
instead of 
validating attention