Friday, February 26, 2016

brilliance


Brilliance

Going through 
Old papers 
Containing -
Brilliant thoughts and 
     Ideas 
And plans 

- filled up a whole sack 
Of that -
For trash
- can't have too much 
Brilliance
- don't have 
Room

Every day in 
Every way 
Throw something 
Out !

Go through old stuff 
And sift
And sort 

Different things are 
Important now 
The time is running 
Out 

Many things 
would have happened
      by now 
- if they were 
     Going to 

This used to make me sad 
Thinking why not "I"
Why shouldn't I have 
What I think I 
     Should have 
And even better -

     Some wonderful things 
Which haven't even occurred 
To me 
Yet

But now I know 
A brilliant thing -
     - having enough
To eat 
And 
A place to sleep 

Is the best idea 
Yet