and the waters run deeply<\/p>\n
the price of meat and milk is skyrocketing,
\npartly due to images that still haunt my sleep\u2014
\nthe cattle paddling frantically, eyes swollen
\nlike bulbous fish, their panic palpable, even
\nthrough the tv screen. the smoky grey fraser
\nbecoming a lake, consuming the valley<\/p>\n
and the dreams of farmers, still drowning,
\nthough the waters have now receded. a cold
\ndampness sits in our hearts as we reel
\nfrom the past two years of sequestering
\nfrom one other. how easy to pass along this
\ncrowned pestilence. how easy to let feelings<\/p>\n
of hatred and anger fester and then pass them
\nonto others through memes and eighty-word
\nposts. how easy to vacation and suntan and
\ndrink from coconuts with small umbrellas
\nwhile across the continents an unjust war
\nrages. how easy to turn our eyes away from<\/p>\n
the truth and let our bonds fray and unravel.
\nperhaps the waters rose to help us cleanse.
\nmaybe we have to drown in our own backyards
\nbefore we can surface and make a clear path
\nforward. the water flows from the shower head
\nand warms my neck. shouldn\u2019t we be glad for this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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