0310 To Be a Bat
eztuleknu exchanged minds with a bat for a day
and, except for craving flying insects (yum),
was unencumbered by philosophy and rent.
Back as himself, pondering what it had meant,
he was stopped by a person who had come
to thank him for what yesterday he had to say.

6021 Regrets
The time you teased the girl in school
she slapped you. You still feel a fool.
But you have learned from that mistake
and now you're careful not to hurt.
There's no book to tell us how to bake
a life; only experiment and be alert.