note: partially inspired by Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese"
and for my mom
i want you to sit and stare at the glistening horizon.
i want you to hear the wallow of the gulls,
the weeping of waves as they hit the shore,
the quiet anguish of the setting sun.
i do not want you to tell me it will be okay—
i do not want you to think the world is mourning with us.
because it goes on—
the sun will wake and the earth will spin for another day.
i know this is not the world you wanted to leave me.
but we can listen to sinatra if it reminds you of home and i will plant daisies into the sand and water them until they can stand on their own.
Posted in response to the challenge Post-Election.
Comments
This is a wonderful spin on the post-election challenge. It's eloquently spoken and beautifully written. The reference to your mother is a gorgeous touch and speaks volumes to the situation the country has been put in. "i know this is not the world you wanted to leave me" is such an incredible line, putting this in the outer perspective is a wonderful idea and view about how we will experience it as the younger gen. Great work, as always, GreyBean!!
thank you so much, this made my day!! :)
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