like a child

he spit

in the dirt

and told her

if she were
 blind

rubbing the mud
 in her eyes

would
 make
 her
 see

how can that be?

she laughed.

my grandma told me,

he assured, confidently

she read it to me

from her 
big brown storybook

the one she uses
 with her 
magic beads

what makes it work?

she asked him

the spit
 or 
the dirt?

i think
 you need them both
 together

he said

do you think
 it's true
 like it will really

for sure work?

she asked
 eyes wide
 searching

i don't know for certain,
 he said
 but

sometimes
 you just gotta
 tell yourself

it will

cuz that's when it
 does...
y'know, believin',
he said, whispering

i wonder if
 it can work

on sadness,
 she asked

because
 i have some

in my heart

that i would like
 to go
away

...


let's try it

and
 tell ourselves
that it 
will work,
he said


no

she said

let's both

believe 
that it will...

peace - rene 2009