Photo: The Persistence of Life, Meg Barclay

Persistence

Meg
Meg
Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Are your thoughts seeds,
shelled fetuses,
awaiting
fertile ground,
rain,
warmth,
sun?

Or do they grow
where they land,
defying
stone,
drought,
cold,
darkness?

Will they find purchase in the smallest crack
And split a stone?

Resistance Poetry

Verse as Commentary

Meg

Written by

Meg

Writing, because talk is cheap

Resistance Poetry

Verse as Commentary

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