beat the lazy sun
that climbs later each day
and will stumble over a hill
drunk from the night before
with a vomit of yellow
pouring to those who will see
and only you will
for the sun rises
first on its knees
then hands
then feet
to you
who is working
doing
giving the sun a purpose
besides allowing it
to languish in darkness
for half a day
beat the total night
that circles like a child’s game
arm in arm
leg in leg
tied over you to make you
close your eyes
in pain and relaxation both
but you don’t
for you are okay with a little more pain
and a lot less relaxation
beat it all
with all of it
all you got
and all you don’t
showing it
that there are things you
aren’t good at yet
haven’t learned
maybe never will
but you’ll cobble your teeth together
tear your lips
consume your mouth if you have to
only if that means
you keep keeping
and can see what it is like
to win
then
still have more opponents
for there will always be more opponents
and always more you
who has beat it all
but can never be beat
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