From the Anthology 

Writing from the Unhoused

How to Understand Life

Nate Hearn

When will I come to understand life
Will I ever begin to show it right
Or make life so that it’s not so bright.
Then I won’t have to fight so
Hard to hide my mistakes
Or maybe I can take these mistakes
And use them to light my way.
If only i can make all of this
Happen in one day.
Life would be so sweet.
I would need something to
Water it down.
Sooner or later
I will come to understand life
And come around.