A Rage To Play It Safe

Poem

Photo by Aldo Prakash on Unsplash

I just want peace.
An abstract deformed cousin
of thoughts and prayers,
pacing voiceless olive groves
in another part of the world.

Gardening isn’t for everyone,
planned patience requires
more than tilling and
finding the right tools.
An existential crisis of
soil maintenance.
A crusade to…