Push off your sadness until tomorrow
Lean close enough so that I can see
The ripples in the color of your eyes
Push off your sadness until tomorrow
Turn blind to your aching soul
And gift me with a wry smile
Push off your sadness until tomorrow, my darling
You see this is just getting older
The more you age the more you know
As you learn the way of the world
Your heart grows colder
Push off your sadness until tomorrow
Now that you’ve found your
Vulnerabilities, your mortality
Push off your sadness until tomorrow
For now you know
Its end you may not see
Seattle, 2017
(Photo by Mary Kate Teske)