Beetlebung and Kettlehole--April Poems

Straying

avoid?
shift gear, maybe,
away from violent tides,
train wrecks, danger,
frayed nerves…

but someone or someones?
millions of them
with scars
beneath their skins,
waiting for renewal?

no!
instead,
each one I would,
--if I could,
in my meekness--
swaddle with blessings
and my heartbeats


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Prompt: someone or something you should avoid