"Yes"

when life's empty

'cause

your soul's dying

and  promise

for it to live

so far away

as it doesn't

want to complain

an answer is all

what it needs

one that again

will make it strong

and able to compete

if nothing else

it's the only way

to stand your ground

and defeat its defeat

do what has to be done

that will make you whole

if not

completely complete

put your question

to the test

speak the words

you need to speak

you have nothing 

to lose

when

"yes "

is the only word

you wil want to

hear on her breath

when she speaks

(c) JR. 2023

The road

so

I finally found you

on this road

waiting for me

looking for shelter

looking

for some warm hay

and I know

we will walk this road together

this road, you chose to step on 

every step, you will ever take

and our journey

will it be long

will it be all the way

I don't know

this road

it has no promise,...

but I will be there

as long as you need me

as long as you are here

as long as you stay

it will be all of the way

and it will not always be

a bed of roses

there will be thorns

there will be obstacles

but as long as love guides us

life's confrontations

won't throw us

won't take us down

in any way

so when our days

have been lived

and our steps

have been satisfied

in their silence

our journey

will have come to an end

and this road will see

no more reason

to count our steps

and pave our way

again

(c) JR. 2023