gold
younger cousin to
older cousin at dinner
“you’re part grownup, right?”
younger cousin to
older cousin at dinner
“you’re part grownup, right?”
caring, as we do,
we need to grumble a bit
before our long trip.
a coyote is shot for eating one cat, a cat
that killed but didn’t eat several songbirds.
what did i do to make it so, and what
do I want to be doing when i die?
may your friends be at peace with uncertainty,
may your loved ones find silence a joy,
may you notice when enemies make better choices,
and may what you’ve done be done.
and may all your relations be one.
love doesn’t judge the
way it finds itself. it loves,
and in loving, proves.