The Only Path
Don’t beat yourself up
too much about it, kid.
Sure, you’re not everything
you thought you’d be
but that’s how it is
for most of us.
All those people
you’ve disappointed
they probably had it coming.
Give yourself some days of silence,
forget to hustle for a while.
Understand the universe
will forget you and everything
you have and haven’t done.
Find some peace in this
and sleep, guiltlessly,
and then get up
whenever it is
you feel like
getting up
and do something beautiful
and useless
because that’s the only
path to grace.