why should time be so brute

or myopic

either way, it only makes the cup you bake in the oven

of love

more brittle

we have to patiently

pray

focus on the long term goals

of moulding clay to make cups

in which some day

when we have to drink poison

even if our hands waver

and it falls down

it does not break

poison remains intact

and our responsibility will not be denied