Small Mercies
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1 min readNov 8, 2017
What might have been the fury of moths
is merely loss to age and worry —
which spread with less ferocity,
demand fewer chemicals and containment strategies.
What might have been a hole in a sleeve
presents a portal to other worlds
with far greater worries, far heavier fates;
even curses are blessings and mercies.
