CALL ME BELOVED

nobody wants to know they’re at a crossroads
the moment that they’re standing at it –
better to let fate find you there waiting,
well after the mistakes are done and made.

gather your hope up, wherever you find yourself.
take those moments in the sunlit corner,
those cups of coffee that warmed you in the morning.
take your friends, the way you’ve learned their misspellings
keep them with you, and hope
all your roads are kind.