the art of budgeting
the art of dieting
the art of writing decrees
the art of staying in one piece

the art of cutting an onion
the art of tasting a bouillon
the art of standing the wrong pitch an’
the art of cooking in a strange kitchen

the art of using one’s courage
the art of courage to be afraid

the art of planning
the art of scanning
the art of growing tomatoes on the balcony
the art of living with your own kind of agony

the art of letting go of a balloon
the art of loving a silly singing cartoon

is simple, soooo simple

use your awareness,
think,
give your directions,
inhibit

and, hence,
so
difficult