pigeon

My infantile words resolve

Unjustly to the gallows

A frenzy of pigeons rises up

Another weather-beaten bench

Another lonely passenger

Spilling bread crumbs

Over a cobblestone mosaic

In the absence of choice

There is only endurance

22 thoughts on “Endurance

  1. I have to echo what everyone else has said…the last two lines are so profound. Very much like the adage ‘the only way out, is through’.

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