dijon dijin

my words say: they saw every aspect of me

my feelings mean: we must me similar

they told me that

hope can’t pay the bills

so i had to leave

to see

would they find faith

in my absence

and they did not

nor could they find truth enough

to remain present

to love

finding familiarity everywhere loneliness leads

ignoring that i offered hope

(not to pay his bills)

but to even his debts

may love be known next time

may we each become

a mustard seed of hope

for the next opportunity

we leave behind

in the race for productivity

and convince