a present day anomaly
I’m not in the mood for poetry
but lord knows the world is
calls for it at night
when little ones are sleeping
praying tomorrow
the sun will shine on those
who need it most
throughout the course
of human history
I’ve witnessed firsthand
only a thinly carved slice
and I try to convince myself
this lack of civility in most places
is simply an anomaly
july two thousand nineteen
copyright j matthew waters
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I’m trying to convince myself that, too.
So many of us are.