When you feel buried under cosmic expectations, just remember that stars burn out too.

If I find you
Will you mind
My broken windows
My rotted steps
The rats
In my head
And the bats
In the basement
Will you mind
The smokestacks
And boarded
Up doorways
Will you recognize
That I don't want
For you to leave
I just want
Someone to
Break inside

She wrote to me and
said,
"I love the man you've
become."
Now I feel proud of
myself.

"The Old Man And  The  Sea" by
Ernest Hemingway  is a great reflection on patience and endurance.
It lessens all my problems and makes my life easier.
12/8/2019