function in this life
as a fully evolved being
wrap yourself in the warmth of your own love

dance without music
laugh before the joke is told
eat cookies hot out the oven

let the lines of your face
reflect more smiles than tears
grieve openly and without regret

walk willingly through mud
without shoes and
place dandelions in crystalline vases

want more
believe in nonsense
and shadow box with reason

stop looking without
look only within where
greener grasses grow

choose happiness
be sexy
or not

grounded in the
wonderful fearlessness
that made you

live.