Page 18 - A Qualified Acceptance of Sorrow
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Warning
We
occupy
use
deplete
create [?!]
wastelands.
Nature
abhorring
concrete,
tarmac
sets in sturdy weeds;
plants
internalize
[human] malevolence,
offer
healing alchemy …
Ragweed
absorbs exhaust,
releases allergens.
We medicate,
don't heed
the subtle warning
just keep driving,
leaving
carbon,
particulate plastic
in
our wake.
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Published in Kola: A Black Literary Magazine, 2019. Revised.
