dum spiro spero

 

spirituality resides in each heartbeat

weaving purpose into the fabric of breath

lending shape to all seasons of thought

it may waver with want and woe

wane and weather with time and loss

yet it remains the persevering keeper

of the brilliant nano-spark

ignited by the envisioning

of possibility prevailing over tribulation

it's the omnipresent shadow guardian

of the essence of belief and hope

 

hope is the emissary of love

both inherent and adherent

we are gifted and graced with it

illuminating these fleeting fragile shells

that may both feast and famine

traversing dense forest and parched plain

seeking to slake our thirst

though at times precariously misdirected

while we resiliently strive

to lift and retrieve ourselves

from the well of our weaknesses

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             either

 

we deny ourselves

our greatest gifts

and dim the light

emanating from within

pushing darkness without

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                or

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we go on

we embrace our challenges

we claim our worth

we help each other

we falter

we learn

we grow

with each wishful breath

with every shared

and borrowed

heartbeat

 

we keep trying

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             s. paul    (Dec. 2020)