"COPING


It has rained for five days
running
the world is
a round puddle
of sunless water
where..."

COPING





It has rained for five days

running

the world is

a round puddle

of sunless water

where small islands

are only beginning

to cope

a young boy

in my garden

is bailing out water

from his flower patch

when I ask him why

he tells me

young seeds that have not seen sun

forget

and drown easily.



-

Audre Lorde



Today I’ve been reading a lot of Audre Lorde’s poetry and thinking that I should always, always be reading her poetry and then reading it again. Not just today.

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Published on July 14, 2013 15:26
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