Phantom of the Black Diamond
cento pantoum
after Jonathan Blair
Fear has to be countered with knowledge and power.
Like diamonds, coal takes millions of years to form.
I believe in a domino effect.
There is no plan B in places like this.
Like diamonds, coal takes millions of years to form.
That was what paid, and you’re going to do whatever it takes.
There is no plan B in places like this.
The coal that was deep in the ground is gone.
That was what paid, and you’re going to do whatever it takes.
All blood isn’t family and all family isn’t blood.
The coal that was deep in the ground is gone.
These bones can still survive.
All blood isn’t family and all family isn’t blood.
I believe in a domino effect.
These bones can still survive.
Fear has to be countered with knowledge and power.
Generations of Abusive Behavior
cento pantoum, after Terry Tempest Williams
Kneel at her receding shores and listen.
Great Salt Lake has mentored me almost twice as long as my birth mother.
A deeper law is exhorting us to change.
Our needs are overtaking the needs of Great Salt Lake at our own peril.
Great Salt Lake has mentored me almost twice as long as my birth mother.
For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.
Our needs are overtaking the needs of Great Salt Lake at our own peril.
Our toxic legacy is being written on our bodies.
For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.
The laws of nature do not negotiate with generations of abusive behavior.
Our toxic legacy is being written on our bodies.
She calls me home with the birds, keeping me buoyant in a broken world.
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The laws of nature do not negotiate with generations of abusive behavior.
A deeper law is exhorting us to change.
She calls me home with the birds, keeping me buoyant in a broken world.
Kneel at her receding shores and listen.
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