so of speak

and if you’re going to own up to it,

the self casting to the four winds

while spilling the beans along with the coffee,

you might as well put your heart into it,

might as well work on adding words

to your vocabulary

as you bask in a postprandial drink,

in a reverie or hokum that only

has significance in your mind,

you might as well, as you rake and hoe,

blow cool or hot air,

put your kindness into it, your good name

c. a. campos, 2008