Perspective provides empathy

Ants Float


Hug my son to A)
Hug my son and B)
Sniff for marijuana
Pour a cup of water

10 day head cold, throat
What does it mean when
Snot is lime?  How far
Ahead will my heart attack?

Sleep in the guest room
Away from disgust, tumbling
Blankets from the closet
Cascading in the dark

Pour a cup of water
From the Brita® jug
There is refuge in pure
Unadultered water

Refuge in pure water

6 months late on taxes
Unscored essays scream
From their perfect piles
18 jars of jam didn’t jam

To be a refugee without
Country, calm & blankets
Planning the crossing
Preparing the children

Will it matter much that
He toked a bit, that jam
Runs, that soreness, piles
Brokenness, disgust?

There is refuge in water

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