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Abi Winder
Poems
Aug 25
alters
my grandpa packs the dishwasher
because my nan doesn’t like to.
my brother cuts the chicken
because his wife hates the texture.
and i read my students poems
with the same reverence that my teacher read mine.
and i've noticed this all around,
all of these humans being human.
people picking up
each others lost and littered items.
offering a listening ear
and a wise word or two.
bringing things to homes
as a gift and a 'thank you' for hosting.
still making tea in unfamiliar kitchens
and putting friends’ children to sleep.
still holding things for each other
when hands are too full.
still doing life together,
like plants that share the same soil
facing each other, like sunflowers,
on days when the world is more shade.
giving flowers and heart shaped petals.
still celebrating, and singing songs.
so despite all of the suffering
scattered and dispersed in the world,
there are alters to love everywhere,
and people are still worshipping.
#alters
#love
#flowers
#suffering
#humans
#life
#worshipping
#tea
#soil
Written by
Abi Winder
20/F/Australia
(20/F/Australia)
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