July 27, 2014
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A life...
I think back to all the rainy days
Running and fighting in the streets
Desperate to be seen or heard
All the children dying
Gangs or cops or drugs, it didn't matter
I think of the blood mixing with tears
Rain drops dripping from my heart
Just to make sure I could still feel
After loosing the only people I'd ever had
"You will survive" a friend once spoke
"Because you are the most resilient person I have ever known."
And because he was right, I continued trudging
After disappearances and attacks
After unforgivable wrongs and insurmountable pains
I stand here to yet again lament the loss of a life
And I think of all the times others have found me foolish
For protecting ants from unruly children
For protesting the death of fruit flies in genetics class
For refusing to eat meat
And then I look at my child
The confusion and hurt in her face
As I try to explain that our cat is not coming back
That he will not be getting better
And all the pain and death and suffering that I have seen
That I have LIVED
Is not different
And I think that a life is a life
And love is love
And all life and all love is precious
No matter how small
Comments (2)
So very true... I could never be strong and brave and good enough to be a vegetarian but my Kendra was. I respect it so much.
As you can see I've been trying to do some catching up - or back tracking- because I think I'll be gone soon
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Thank you, I am flattered that you are taking your last few days to read more of my work. I hopw to read more of yours over the summer when I have more free time. Being vegetarian is hard, props to Kendra.
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