to fly away and take refuse
to shun light and sit tight
to cut the crap and talk sense
to peep inside and tell truth
to open warts and cry aloud
to scream hard and stay alive
to run amuck and feel lost
to walk straight and make noise
to tip toe and hide tears
to not sway and show respite
to live half and half die
to park pain and rejoice love
to drink meek and lie awake
to breathe deep yet keep afloat
to dive in shallow and don’t smart
for death is here and so is life
