Friday, June 17, 2022

parenting

I'd like to be a parent 
like a gentle flowing river 
over smooth pebbles
the water clear, running
babbling happily
home to fish and happy splashing children 
a friendly life force
drawing birds and beasts 
like a magnet 

not a turbulent raging one
that pulls down houses
in my frustration 
and erodes the foundations and banks
that keep us steady and afloat 


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