"Giving is so easy!"

To give is to bleed,
to bleed is to die
an easy thing a cut,
and blood drips out
deepen it and it pours
giving giving leads to a death
what succour is needed to replace
this flow of life this flow to death

Life is two way
life is inside and out
to live is also to receive
to drink in nourishment
to seize and swallow from the cup
held up and offered by others
drink deep and quench the thirst
the thirst of giving but stop
balance the in and out

only to receive is to bloat
and swell with uncertainty
and ultimately to burst and shrink
the cups being offered
withdrawn one by one

both excesses lead to loneliness
inside and an emptiness of the soul