Trade

2 trees at late sunset

You wanted me to trade my frog songs for the sirens

the sounds of an unceasing city

You wanted me to trade my languid licentiousness for gritty urbanism

You wanted me to trade what I am for what you wanted me to be

I did

I almost did

I refuse

I am just as powerless to change the tides of the ocean

the direction . . . → Read More: Trade

The Day You Should Have Died

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If you had died that day

there could have been redemption in that end

I could tell your son that you perished

And that you loved him

And that you were a good person.

I would have talked about your good side and your smile

Your talents and charms

I would have moved you into a noble role . . . → Read More: The Day You Should Have Died