In reflection of Proverbs 7 & 8:
I know two sisters
"To each their own'
a common phrase
I often spoke
to wary travelers
along life's road.
dabble here
dabble there
perhaps soon
you'll find an heir
yet in this way
you'll find no heart
you'll find no home
just lonely travelers
traveling the same broken road.
simplicity and wisdom both call
saying, "turn in here,
and I will teach you my ways"
but her ways are simple
and her ways are wise
one will revive
and with the other you'll die
I am simplicity:
turn in here
I am wisdom:
turn from here
slight are their warnings
and swift their entrapments
you may think you found answers
but, a can of paint
is just ten dollars
at any hardware store
even I can white wash
every dark door
I wager that for
mere pennies and quarters
I could buy even more.
be careful when saying
'to each their own'
listen for desperate whispers
and confident drones
for simplicity and wisdom
are sisters
one wears a T-shirt
labeled 'SOLD'
the other is made of stitches
no human hand could sew
