Calmer Water

Give me an hour. I'll disappear into
The haze down there, by the Platte.
You won't find me. For now, I'm
Finished with being found, finished
With playing my part in humanity,
Witness, participant, willing or not,
In a mad, rushing stream of outrageous
Atrocities. I will, instead, search for
Peace at the edge of a life-giving river,
Soiled by humans, poisoned by them,
But, nonetheless, healthier, better for all,
Than the torrent which tears at me here.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-07-20 at 23:46

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