Daily Circular

Write as you want to write, as
It pleases you to write, but
Don’t expect to steer the world.

If it comforts you
To consider the prospect
Your phrases may outlive you,
Do. It’s also possible

You may find love, wealth, wisdom,
Admiration in your life.
Don’t count on them. You’re a beast

By the shores of Galilee
Or under the Bodhi tree.
You are a body,
An eddying pool of words.

Write as you want to write, as
It pleases you to write, but
Don’t expect to steer the world.