Mere Joy
Mere joy
the choice not to despair;
to answer dis-ease with ease
(or, at least, grace)
hope for hopelessness
light for dark
something for nothing
being for not-being
Simple and easy
when measured
by chaos or
impossibility
Complicated, sometimes,
by circumstance or pride
or fear, or carelessness
The choosing,
so often so much more important
than the choice
© 2023 Russell E. Willis
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