I am of a mind that some people accrue poverty as others do riches I confine my attention to the fox scavenging for food Looking for a daily meal My mood drops far down into the earth Among the tree roots in pools of dark water Recent events have left me living in the shadows The extreme path we take in life has something missing People say we make our own luck I disagree. Hard work isn’t always enough Some of us need help from the cosmos…
© Anita Dawes 2021
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