POETRY

Advent 2019 Day 18

December 31, 2019

 

step by step by step

breath by breath by breath

there is only one step to​​ 

be taken at a time; one breath

to breathe, it is one and then

the next, a linear progression

a simple plan. ​​​​ That’s all it is.

It must have been that way for

Mary and Joseph​​ through​​ hot days​​ 

and cold nights, always

one step and one breath​​ 

at a time.

they​​ had to​​ have​​ been​​ worried;

grown tired-bone tired

but they kept going,

simply doing their civic duty

getting ready to help​​ 

turn the​​ ​​ world upside down

by walking and using the​​ 

power of breathing.

 

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