Last updated on July 19, 2020
Daffodils
they don’t
teach ‘ya how
to be strong
there’s no syllabus
for that
no coursework
no class
they teach ‘ya the basics
of math
English
science
history
and ‘ya sit there
taking tests
hoping to make
the grade
and this process
takes 12 years
elementary
middle school
high school
and then you graduate
and go out into the world
with your lessons
and you enroll in Life 101
and at first it seems so
simple
nothing to it
but life’s not like that
at all
it’s complicated
it can be beautiful one second
and ugly the next
divorce is messy
nobody wins
accidental death is messy
addiction is messy
losing someone you love is messy
watching a loved one die is very messy
job loss
getting sick with something
abusive relationships
homelessness
natural and unnatural disasters
isolation
suicide
obesity
hoarding
emotional trauma
physical abuse
abandonment
it can get messy
quick
and that’s the short list
humans go through transformation
from the moment of birth
to the hour of death
externally and internally
we change form
like the seasons
like springtime
sleeping beneath the snow
dreaming of daffodils
we appear
and then disappear
but we were here
and it was messy
and it was beautiful
and it was worth it
to love
and be loved
TL