slow down, friend

slow down, friend

hear
your soul is weeping, it can’t
keep up

Efficiency told Love, “I
can do it better”

working and never
catching up and
working and never
catching up to
yourself

days filled to the brim

your mind
competing with computers
captivated by conveniences

body
filled with preservatives
suppressed by tensions

soul
fighting with demons
crushed by pleasantries

mine too
let’s

slow down, friend