Stalwart

As an uncertain time
becomes ever more certain
if you feel lost at sea
don't despair
we are in the boat with you
in the same boat us all
one where all the same we are
and where fear we leave behind
as a feast offering
for the fear mongers
who fatten on it now
but who sooner or later
will themselves be
eaten by it
skin and bone.

28 January 2025
Texas Jim
Prospect, Nova Scotia
www.granitecoast.ca