Friendly Advice


Don't want too much--
you'll never get enough,
left wiping away
that lingering stale from your mouth
with the back of your hand
once the haze clears.


Don't think too much--
you'll never know enough,
left stretching away that
lingering yawn from your limbs
with the spread of your arm
once the day breaks.


Don't work too much--
you'll never do enough,
left rubbing away that
lingering dream from your eye
with the tip of your pinky
once the cover falls.


Don't give too much--
you'll never be enough,
left rinsing away that
lingering shock from your heart
with the splash of your tears
once the alarm goes.


Written by Eliza Jane Farley Gomez

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