Things Might Have Been

Rolling like a river
Not so easy
Down a river
Might be easier
But requires
Surrender
The favorite saint of
Whatever
Saints are attributed with
Rivers
Surrendering
To saints
Not so easy
Flotation
Buoyancy issues
Waterlog
Pebbles
Cumbersome
Rolling
River
Stripes
Speckles
Things that describe
Things
That live in rivers
Never surrender
Swimming against
Balance
Symbiotic
Prey
Dart
Things attributed with
Things that are hunted
Hunting
Rolling
River
Drowning
Things near the river
Staying away from
The river
Unless
Dragged
Forced
Maneuvered
Isolated
Scared
Things that happen
When not rolling
Eventually surrendering
Or succumbing
Not rolling
Getting rolled upon
Not controlling -
Not giving up
Getting gotten
But good
Like a river
Rolling
Down a river
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7.20.09

Comments

Erin Davis said…
This is wonderful. I want to read it again and again.
Enri Zoltz said…
Please do! One of the best compliments...