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cannot change

cannot change
what has been
only change
what yet may be
cannot control
what others do
there is just one

cannot dispel
the dark of night
but in defiance
strike a match
cannot heal
everyone
but instead
learn wholeness

cannot save
the broken world
but can touch
a breaking heart
cannot heal
deepest wounds
but can attend
the depths of pain

To support the poet’s benign coffee addiction: Coffee.