1. let go
   release the rigid lid
   loosen your defunct soul
   relax your stiff cheeks

2. let the rugged ‘chief
   guide your weak fingers
   around your obstructed canister
   
3. feel the fabric
   glide you through
   the labyrinth
   as tension releases
   
   pop!
   
4. let the honey drip
   through your forlorn fingers
   and fall somewhere
   between the crevices
   of a girl who
   lost the fragrance
   
   of honeyed simplicity
   
5. let it stick
   to your calloused thumb
   and let the taste
   of sweet freedom
   linger on your tongue

published in depauw university midwestern review