Please, Please Poem by Mark. A Heathcote

Let some small degree of happiness enter your life.
Let its roots be like a willow tree, tapping its water.
Let it sway in the wind and speak of your delights.
Let it soak up the moonlight, its sunlight quota.
Please, please don't forget to show you've got empathy.
Lest we're left, all thinking you have no sincerity.
Please, please don't forget to find some small contentment.
Please, please don't forget to sing, sing like a songbird.
Lest we forget that you, too, could be resplendent.
Lest we forget, your stories never just meandered.
Pegging us existentially like owls in their holes
Pinning us like butterflies in their dusty motes. Please.