Talking about hope at Doomsday coffee

Why try?

Hope doesn’t come prepackaged, 

sold on a shelf or amazon or church, 

although there are plenty of counterfeits out there,

coupons and all. 

You can’t live without it,

but it can kill you if you let it.

No barn loving, sway back,

dude ranch nag will get you there,

but you can ride one all day while doom scrolling

and pretend you’re making progress.

Only the meanassnakes mustang you’ll 

have to catch and break yourself

broken in the process can handle the ride.

Our need for our answers to be 

palatable, manageable and simple

simply