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Carry Your Load

December 10, 2018
By tickle4848 SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
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Favorite Quote:
"The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -- Marcel Proust<br /> "The important thing is never to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein <br /> "The truth dazzles gradualy or else the rest of the world would be blind." -- Emily Dickenson<br /> "We are the ones we've been waiting for." -- Andre Lord<br /> "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

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Slender legs

hustle along

my lopsided driveway.

Crumb in tow,

you haul it home.

Your black,

satin body

glitters

in the morning’s

humid heat.


My yard is your world.

You need only

dirt for your home.

But, you don’t quit or slog

and continue to lug your load.

You are one gear

in your family’s

powerhouse.


Why can’t we

be content with so little

and work hard

for a better world?

I can envision a nation

of ant-like will,

where each of us,

regardless of origin,

rich or poor,

carries a load.


Will you, reader, bear yours?

© Daniel H., Durham, NC

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