I THINK

Hoping this day is going well for you
It sounds like you are busy
lots and lots to do
I can only caution you
do whatever you do
because it is right for you
if you were all alone
with only you to think of
what would you do
what you do should line up 
with that thinking
I think

you have been through
the gauntlet of life
you’ve survived
you are strong
you have to understand
it is okay to lay down your façade
and just be your true you
live up to your own expectations
of you for you
I think

deep down
you are tired
exhausted
existing
with burden
I think

what is best for
your true being
only you can know
life is moving on
like lightning
it will be over
in a flash
what will be important then
make that important now
lighten your load
if that is what you think
I think

you are a joy
you are sunshine
soft rain
gentle breeze
you are a delight, but
your kindness to others
needs to be directed
to yourself
for a little while
I think

Stans has his landscaping
has his writings and poems
he does what he does to
satisfy himself
he obeyed his natural instincts
in the garden and with pen
in pleasing himself
he is pleasing everyone
who is lucky enough 
to know him
in person
or through his writings
I think

you are my sapient
my sapphire; no longer a
sapling, not a willow
not an oak
but somewhere in there
is a little of both
you have what it takes
to make life best for you
and only you can do
what is right for you
no one else can do
for you what you can do
for you
I think

Steve Haarman aka Stansberry McKricken
March 16, 2021 ^