Saturday, May 23, 2026

cold soup and other things we don't want

nobody wants
cold soup, nor stale
bread,
no one wants a hard
mattress,
or weak coffee.
no one wants to watch
a rerun,
or listen to the scratched
record,
to sit
through a boring
sermon.
no one wants the leftovers,
the discarded,
or used things at the flea
market
sold on the corner
for a dollar.
no one wants to read
the boring book,
the newspaper,
or to watch a bad movie.
no one wants the light
kiss on the cheek
and pat on
the back farewell.
nobody wants
lukewarm love.
we want more, not less.
we want the real thing.
the honest
thing.
sincerity
the best.

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