note on scale

of a life

mushroom

so much before me happens
& by the time i arrive, i am
primed to recognize how
small i am

& after many years
of carrying this
imagined burden to
consider, with
considerable relief

––how
relevantly so,
and know
how fragile, too––

and yet, somehow
still here, a
spore of moss
on wet & craggy
rock to mark
this shore.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

8 thoughts on “note on scale”

  1. Not a paradox but a perpetual multidox of here and not here, of infinite possibilities playing out on the small screen … love the way your poetry set the mind and heart to rambling. lol Much love, A

    1. “Perpetual multidox”! – I love this gem of a phrase, new to me. Thank you, Amaya! Love.

  2. The moment I discovered this … I was kid out for a run in the middle of thunderstorm. Then, I had to face my mom; tiny, fragile, and jeopardy take all knew meaning. Nice write

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