The WEEK

in #poetry8 years ago (edited)

To the prisoner… 7 days less.
To the sick… 7 days more.
To the happy… 7 reasons.
To the sad… 7 remedies.
To the rich… 7 dinners.
To the poor… 7 hungers.

To hope… 7 new dawns.
To the sleepless… 7 long nights.
To the lonely… 7 chances.
To the absent… 7 guilts.

To a dog… 49 days.
To a fly… 7 generations.
To business men… 25% of the month.
To economists… 0.019% of the year.
To the pessimist… 7 risks.
To the optimist… 7 opportunities.

To the earth… 7 turns.
To the fisherman… 7 returns.
To meet a deadline… too little.
To someone with the flu… the cure.
To a rose in a jar… death.

To history… nothing.