Lesson 26

It feels wrong to hope, dear lord
but I do. It feels wrong. It feels a cope.
But I do, and I do ceaselessly.

The trees exist despite the wounds
man inflicts on it. The rivers run
despite the roads we try to build.

My hope is not that we survive.
We can all die, but I hope the children,
the only perfect entrants into heaven

can find it lined with trees to climb
and rivers to swim in, and no adults
to bomb them. That is what I hope.




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Written on 2024-11-01 at 17:06

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Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
You couldn't hope for better, could you.
Blessing, Allen
2024-11-01