If I return this time
I must return greater
Not with pointed moustaches twisted silly on the face
not with tails of steel
tied to the waist
I will give away to others
And not give tigerish or
devilish looks to them

If I return
I must return more human

Stepping out of home
walking on roads
boarding buses
catching trains
if I survive the fate
of a run over puppy

I must return
more thankful this time
not just licking my wounds
but caring for all
completely human…

If I return at all…