A Strong Back

Bundled against my back are its muscles,

sinews,

strong and flexible bones.

My short-term task

(later I'll discuss the rigours of the long term)

is to smooth and stretch

and strengthen

those back parts

for the immediate health of the body I'm in.

 

I can do this,

even as I can only nibble at the edges

of the larger duty.

I can't save enough,

I can't heal enough,

to counteract

the evils and ills of our world.

But maybe, with a strong back,

I can shoulder a wrong,

right it,

then set it down slightly improved.

So much work to do,

and it begins with one step forward,

supported by a strong back.

 

 

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