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Bounce


attitudes,
most are brittle;

thin walls hide a jumble of vibrating nerves.

the splintery ones,

they can fracture under the weight

of the work, the crowds, the futility.

if only most were sunny

they would bounce, evade the pressures,

and seize the heights.

 

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