Aspiration

A note: for breathing.

close up photo of ostrich

When time cracks 

the crease of the last 

laugh to break 

the feathered frost 

of this pilgrim’s final 

hope, 

let me not miss 

the chance to look 

kindly 

on its teaching 

and laugh back.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

6 thoughts on “Aspiration”

  1. I love this so much. It pretty much covers it, don’t it?
    (And we March Madness fans may take heart; every team ‘loses’ but one.)

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