decisions

there are things you have to do.
there are things you want to do.
there are things other people want you to do.
 
now you can be honest or lie.
which things are which?
be honest. decisions must be made.
 
some decisions hurt yourself.
some decisions hurt others.
some decisions bear fruit years from now.
 
you know you have to do something.
you’ve already waited for far too long.
good luck with that.

Demands

I should like to be more demanding.
I should like to be many more things.
Let’s leave things at that.
 
Let me take your hand in my hand.
Maybe we can find a path through all the words.
Maybe we could bury all the cold, dead things.
 
Then wait to see if there’s a resurrection.
To declare what is true and what is not.
What I will ask of you is not the question.
 
The question is not what I will ask of you.
To declare what is true and what is not.
Then wait to see if there’s a resurrection.
 
Maybe we could bury all the cold, dead things.
Maybe we can find a path through all the words.
Let me take your hand in my hand.
 
Let’s leave things at that.
I should like to be many more things.
I should like to be more demanding.

It’s King’s Day!

It’s King’s Day!
Everywhere you go
is a sea of Orange.
 
It’s King’s Day!
Maybe it’s your city
that will receive a visit!
 
It’s King’s Day!
Bring your goods
into the streets.
 
It’s King’s Day!
A time for singing!
A time for dancing!
 
It’s King’s Day!
Come and join!
There’s a feast!
 
It’s King’s Day,
and I wish I was
celebrating with you!

trust

they tell me
the procedure is simple –
only “one in a thousand
has complications.”
i’ll just “go to sleep,”
wake up, and all will be well;
results waiting for me
like a gift, or reward.
 
still, lying there
only makes me feel vulnerable,
not safe.
                they explain their task
with warm and professional
matter-of-factness.
it’s a measured thing
either way,
                     a required precision.
we all have our portion.
our roles are clear.
just keep breathing,
try to relax,
receive what small comforts there are.
this is just the process.
there is nothing to fear.

nights

from where, this ache?
all that waiting.
 
late night, and early mornings.
the ongoing concerns.
 
the last words spoken.
all those maybes.
 
we sat on the beach.
the fire dying.
 
the wind moaning.
my face is wet.
 
you had a question.
sometimes the stars.