—I CAN ONLY WHISPER 

 

 

Lay Your Weapons Down

 

 

Lay your weapons down 

like the humpback whales 

which seek warmer water

Pack your horse with gifts and feed it well

Tell stories along your journey

Notice as much as possible

Write a poem to someone you love 

who’s never received one 

(they’ll appreciate it more than others)

Be sure to bring bandages just in case

Speak in color if you can

Call the first stranger you meet Friend

and mean it immediately

Flush sadness into the ether 

Write another poem and another 

and don’t worry how the 

first draft sounds when read out loud

But above all else, lay your weapons down