Buried Deep

Why does it take so long

To realize the simplest things

That we own are fun for

Other people?....

Hidden away in our treasure

Chest...

...A joke...

A song...

A cryptic verse...

A facial contortion...

A tawdry limerick...

A smile that warms a chilly day...

There are people

Starving like baby

Birds in Indonesia,

But there are also people

Starving right outside your back door...

Hurting to be seen...

Yearning just to care...

The mechanized world hastens

Every New Year

To silence the outpourings

Of the human heart,

But everyone,

Whether society tells us or not

Holds the key

To unlock another person's

Treasure chest

By showing that you're

A good listener,

And cracking wide your soul...

Ah, such a fragrant place

For a new sapling to grow!...

5/2/24

Bunny Villaire