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    WildLife
    WildLife
    WildLife
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    WildLife

    By J.A. Griffin

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    Poems of environmental advocacy, human observation and life contemplation written for the climate of today's world. The intention is to utilize the amazing form of expression that is poetry in order to spread environmental awareness, encourage love and human connection, promote community, and inspire introspective assessment of ourselv

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoets Choice
    Release dateMar 23, 2024
    ISBN9788119351411
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      Book preview

      WildLife - J.A. Griffin

      HUMAN

      Thirty-eight trips around the sun

      Millions of inhalations

      And exhalations

      One by one

      From mountains to cities

      Countless steps taken

      Exploring this world

      Bit by bit

      A puzzle of memories

      Building my story

      One day it will fade

      Piece by piece

      I’ve never created life

      But I know it’s precious

      I’ve seen it seep away

      Day by day

      I’ve fallen into depths

      Anguish, tragedy and fear

      But love lifted me up

      Little by little

      So I’ll use that force

      And what I’ve learned

      To keep moving ahead

      Moment by moment

      There is strength

      In accepting love

      And giving it freely

      To yourself and others

      I will stumble and fall

      Probably question it all

      But I’ll rise and continue

      Step after step

      I hope to grow old

      To witness Earth’s future

      To know this beautiful place

      With grit and grace

      THIS BODY OF MINE

      A soul

      & its body

      Marvel in awe

      Spirits are energy

      The physique is flesh

      There is no recycling

      the mind or corpse

      It is ours only

      one time

      briefly

      So I try to accept the mystery

      Reflecting on what it means to be

      Stretch it, exercise it, bathe it, thank it

      Learn to love each extraordinary blemish

      Take a deep breath to slow my racing heart

      This is my shell, my security, my insecurity

      If it lets me down, I might question it

      But what it provides me, I cherish

      This body of mine

      What is its purpose?

      I have no other choice but her

      She’s feminine, but it’s not significant

      Ovaries, cramps, soft skin, long hair, cellulite

      These are components which don’t define my form

      Parts can belong to anyone but I know what is truly mine

      I wear it, see it, bear it & need it—but in the end I won’t be it

      So while I’m here I will use this body the best I know how

      To touch, taste, smell, hear & see the world around me

      Harness the mind to experience life’s embodiment

      As a glorious, fleshy vessel for my infinite soul

      Conjuring the magic of exquisite existence

      All the fantastic flaws of form

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