today forever

happiness may be

impossible

but we must risk it

if we are to survive

in the goodness of this world

that is often bad

and burning

*

the universe

is forever

but today,

with you,

is not

and that’s as special

as it can get

for today is

as close to forever

as we’ll be

*

the animal

is full enough

to sleep

after consuming

whereas even in sleep

the human is still empty enough

for dreams to eat away

at foods not yet finished

and never to be had

no matter how many

animals are ate