today, my friend,
teach me in the ways
of joy,
i have had lessons enough
in sorrow,
i do not desire to learn the ways of anger.
so please, teach me joy.
i promise, i will learn,
with thoughtful, thoughtless abandon.
Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014 at 4:45 PM UTC
today, my friend,
teach me in the ways
of joy,
i have had lessons enough
in sorrow,
i do not desire to learn the ways of anger.
so please, teach me joy.
i promise, i will learn,
with thoughtful, thoughtless abandon.
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