Tagged: survive

some things don’t survive

some things don’t survive
past winter – the remnant of
last year’s sun star points

its cold fingers at us, an
accusatory protrusion
.
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just surviving is

just surviving is
hard enough without figuring
out how we can thrive
.
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y

we step into the

we step into the
unknown, only knowing that the
cartographer’s work

is long done, but there’s no legend
for what we can and will survive
.
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years of practicing

years of practicing
empathy just to survive –
these makeshift feelings
.
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mom’s miniature

mom’s miniature
roses survived after all
these years, countless tries

later, now out back fending for
themselves against wandering deer
.
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we survive by the

we survive by the
luck of the draw, debating
what to eat instead

of are we able to eat, and
what would we have to give up?
.
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not having enough

not having enough
hot chocolate to survive
another snowstorm –

first world problems in the nth
degree, buried in disregard
.
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bees will survive some

bees will survive some
mysteries, like the unnamed
flowering tree in

the backyard, that scarlet come-
hither look, but not mankind
.
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in the middle of

in the middle of
a pandemic, grape tomatoes,
looking to survive
.
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we still believe in

we still believe in
longevity – washing hands,
wearing masks, keeping

our distance, as if we didn’t
need one another to survive
.
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y