for

shoot for pretty good

shoot for pretty good 
and you will hit the target 
almost every time

i traded these chains 
for a walking stick and a 
pocket full of sand

i spent my whole life 
preparing for this moment 
that just flickered by

balance is for those
who have not yet decided
why they are alive

i am dispossessed
in order to make room for
the gift of myself

a human striving
for enlightenment becomes
a human being

poetic hardship
is famous for being the
most obnoxious kind

i opened my eyes
and atop this barricade
saw lights for my way

in this happy home 
there is neither time nor place 
for the negative

at my happiest
i do not break my back to
strive for happiness