The difference between selfishness
And selflessness is simple
The first is survival
And the second living
When one is selfish
One thinks of oneself
When one is selfless
One only thinks others
Put it another way
Love occurs inside selflessness
And is expressed outwardly
Greed occurs inside selfishness
And is expressed inwardly
To live love out
Fall fell today
Time to change
To huddle cuddling
Of weathers sweaters
Of twinkling piano
Lazily wafting overhead
Overheard above crackling
And spitting fires
Swooning and sweeping
Orange and red
Across the room
And whiskey neat
As we’re given
Another good reason
To move closer
Together as though
We need one
And here especially here
My favorite season entered
Quietly and without fanfare
Like a lover climbing
Clandestinely into my bed
And snuggling up close
Landing whispering kisses onto
Drowsy lips with promises
Of magnificent things to
Come Happy Autumn all
And in that moment
That very first moment
Upon rising from sleep
I am suddenly aware
That it is true
You are really here
Whether near or far
Whether outside or in
You are there prompting
Me to be better
Then than ever before
And just when my
Waterproofing dried in comes
Another trickle where’d that
Come from following the
Winding wetness I see
An open window a
Photograph loosely taped to
The side of some
Other obscure memory slumping
To the humid concrete
Of my hearts basement
I admit I’m doomed
The water will win
He will always find
A way to remind
Me that he was
Once here still is
And always will be
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 