If we’re willing to bleed,
fight, die for one another
we owe it to them, live
really live, while we can
10.4.19
Jobs, a roof, a dog, a roof,
We can dance on the kitchen
To slow old blues songs
We have everything, she says
9.18.19
sixth draft finished
hand-written notes
in margins, in purple
filled binder, in hopes
a kid threw a desk today
I pointed out he was mad
he made another kid sad
because they were fat and slow
asked him why and he blamed
everyone else, even the victim
so he flipped a table instead
of asking himself why am I
8.25.19
Tell the world one important moment happened
While you prepare for the next one, keep it close
Celebrate your moments and work for the next
200 paper pages in and wedding rings to give
8.15.19
What else is there to do but
Take a knee and ask the girl
For real, this time, to marry you
