Some Things In Life Do Work Poem by RIC BASTASA

Some Things In Life Do Work

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well, it will not be
totally true
that nothing
in this life
works

some still
do, in fact
the way
you handle
reality like
tools before
you: a screw
a hammer
a nail
some pieces
of wood
and some
glue

glued to
reality
hammer the nails
with the force
of your
determinations

you mean
things
and things
may mean
what they mean
when you
mean them
to mean
what they
must mean

feet rooted
to the ground
standing
when you
are right
bowing for
forgiveness
when sometimes
you are wrong

screw life
a little bit
loosen where
everything seems
too tight

and tighten
where there
are loose ends

it is a matter
of flexibility
salt to taste
sugar to sweeten
tea to a certain
hotness
or coffee
with a little cream

and then
watch
a movie

life, and death
funeral and weddings
and baptisms too

sleep or walk away
these are your choices

and in the ocean
of choices you
sail
on that boat
of responsibility

with no one to
blame
or praise

just you
and nothing but you
baby

the little soul
thrown
into the space
of sea

swimming sperm
finding the
right egg

till you are fully human
and fully alive

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