Living Just Might Be…
by Odin Roark

Knowing periscope up
Often ends with periscope down
Diving deep
Down

For like most of life
Seeing what’s above the depths
Or out of our sightline
Knows our sense of “right and wrong “
Gives rise
To challenge
To fear

The unexpected
Often demanding duplicitous attention
Using surprise
As weaponry
Makes feeble the many
Brazen the few

But

The few
Be they
Our defenders
The homeless
Single motherdom
The elderly
Who see differently
Know only
To overcome adversity

Some might see such tenacity
Blind courage
Ignorant determination
Denial of reality

Still

Few of this kind
Would harm an animal
Ignore human desperation
Run from being human

Such honesty
Knows only surfacing
Manning the innate weapon of defense
Letting love be visible
For…
Well…

Truth be told

Love
Unreserved love
Knows no retreat
Even though
Others might disagree
Not knowing
Living probably is
Simply “being” love