ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

One way or another,

something will happen.

Perhaps the wind will roar

around someone’s windows,

or an orange fall open

in a person’s hands.

Maybe a voice of fulfillment

will sing a song for a friend,

or lamplight will land on a desk.

A car could carry

a promising life past someone’s house,

or a man might make a pancake

for the person he loves.

One way or another.

Sunshine may simplify this day,

or a storm could cause the trees

to talk and clap.