small hope like sunlight on
shimmering treetops, like a sky the color
of luminous dust
take the silence you’ve been given
hold it close to your heart
the children are tired of despair, are tired
of starvation, of revolution,
and so what are you going to do?
how far are you willing to crawl in a
desert of your own creation?
if i were a liar, i would tell you
there can be no wrong answers
if i were honest, i would turn away
do you remember the
life you had before?
do you remember the ocean?
i am a believer in easy escapes,
in walking away from pain and sorrow
i take comfort
in the gentle haze of distance
i find despair
around every corner
open your eyes, for christ’s sake
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