lessons
2018-10-15
June 2015
Only in pain
Have I noticed
How irregular is the floor
How steep is a step, a sidewalk
What it means to cross the street
How inextricably bound I am to old men
And those who hurt
Only in pain
Have I learned
How hard is the pavement
How soft is my flesh, my bones
What it means to fall
How inevitably fragile I am
Despite my joy
Only in pain
Have I realized
How ephemeral is all
How relative is time, how space
What it means to be weak
And how weak I am
Tonight
Jorge Mejia Hernandez