lighter

how can you make things lighter?

how (can / should / will) you remove the tethers and nails and boxes?

how (can / should / will) you stretch your mind into time and space

of transcendent light

and hope?

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how can you make things brighter?

how (can / should / will) you open the dusty blinds?

how (can / should / will) you turn away from hate and despondence

of the world

and humanity?

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how can you make things slower?

(I ask this every year around this time)

how (can / should / will) you stare off into space?

how (can / should / will) you let thoughts and words and memories drift off into the breeze

like dandelion fluff

or smoke from a candle?