Ina Vandebroek – One man’s thunderstorm

There once was a man

who lived in the city.

He wanted to do things.

He had high hopes,

and even higher expectations.

He wanted to love.

He wanted to live.

Each night he sat in his chair.

He thought about life.

He thought about love.

He doubted his thoughts,

but kept dreaming.

There once was another man

who lived in the hills.

He got up at 4 am each morning

to tend his goats,

dig out his yam banks,

carry home breakfast,

send his kids to school.

That man thought too.

Each night he sat on his porch.

He thought about life.

He thought about love.

He knew what he wanted,

and made it come true.

One man’s thunderstorm

is another man’s sunshine.

Ina Vandebroek, 18 April 2015