Running Barefoot to Paradise

To think about war and to
find what will suffice—
what will suffice a tough assignment
in the face of war.

To think about the state and to
try to refuse the abuse—
refusing not an option
in the file drawer of the state.

To cry in your boots and to

try to find the will to live again—
to live again a doubtful gambit
if you’re wearing shoes.