If you feel darker than a storm
Expose the tulips
If the petals are like rotten velvet
Let rain silk your throat
If you cannot swallow
Let your guts overflow
To greet the mud
If the puddle does not sway
Splash until there’s mess
If you’re scared it won’t dry
Make fear your fellow
If it’s painful
Don’t numb it
Spit your tongue
And while you fold and burn
Don’t savor your disasters
Don’t sift through the mist
For each darkness
Passes
