I got my hopes
dashed again today
sometimes you’re just stuck
in the system you’re stuck in
***
Driving home today I looked at the trees
standing bare in the park
where they hold the summer market
and even though I know snow is on its way tonight
I believed that they were full
of life
and that if the buds weren’t forming yet
they would be forming soon
and I was grateful to believe it
I am also grateful
for my friends who taught me patiently
how different people are from one another
and reminded me gently and consistently
how thoughtless words can hurt
and how grateful I should be
for everything that comes easily to me
and also I suppose, for the things that don’t