be healthy, wealthy, wise
help the country
find my wife and family
sell Pure Love
write for real

how?
when I feel only zero
when I think only blah
when pills get stuck halfway down the line and spit seeps at the corners
when surely I’m done
and the country’s woes
and my various vaunting ambitions
and even just a little honest abiding love
were all always anyways way
out of my league?