These Days

today will be a wonderful day
but there will be some downfalls
some pits
that i'm going to have to claw my way
out of
and wrinkles that i'll have to iron out
i'll look for the beauty
acknowledge the ugly
and be kind
to those who are good people.
and today will be a wonderful day
full of lust for woman
that i'll try to grab ahold of
full of defiance
and plagued with desire
but i will soak every moment in
and inhale it up my nose
much like the cocaine that went up there
so many years ago
i will not be cynical
negative
or full of pain
but be open to those small
beautiful
moments
i may be broke
but living a rich life.