Resilience & Recovery

To know hardship, grief,
to endure pain, suffering,
may make us stronger.

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They’re war casualties,
endured the unthinkable.
Survived after all.

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Wildfire victims, 
from the ashes they will rise. 
Not giving up, yet.

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Made the decision 
to follow a new vision, 
though blurry and dim.

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They keep on walking.
The fallen create archways.
The way out is through.

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Continuously,
waves rise, break, fall, come and go.
Day and night. Repeat.

Ever constantly,
heartbeats pound, sap and air flow,
while there is still life.

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To move on, forward,
sort, cull, leave most things behind.
Keep looking ahead. 

Yes, forging ahead.
Step by step, and come what may.
Homeward bound we are.

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Walls, dams, barriers,
mazes leading to dead ends.
Challenge: and now, what?                      

Turning in circles,
detours, dens, deep rabbit holes.
We'll get there somehow.