REMINDER

​No booze, no porn,
no Netflix, no drugs,
no smoking, no fast food,
too much chocolate.


And sometimes
I almost feel I'm happy,
and I rarely feel I'm sad.
It really doesn't matter,
I know the more I try
the more it slips away.


No religion, no politics,
no news, no whores,
only poems
and some orange juice
and some chocolate.


I am content.
I am no longer desperate.
Things have come and gone,
and they will continue to do so.
If I'm smart I'll give it a shot,
but not try to make anything stay.


I think of others,
I think of myself,
I think of myself again.
I think of all that has been
and all that will be.
I remember I am here now.
It is the only reason I celebrate.
I want more chocolate!