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RIVER OF DOUBT
©Gary Bowman

Snaking down the river, Ink-black Amazon
Uncharted tributary, A thousand miles long

The River will find your weakness, Vulnerabilities
Claustrophobic forest, Tangles of vines and trees

Rank and privilege, left behind, Fear and doubt will cloud our minds
Cast defeat, where we might win, Even before we begin

Swarming mosquitoes, Poison-dart neon frogs
Deadly alligators, Floating, blinking logs

Silent eyes are watching, From the forest dark
Arrows dipped in poison, Will they find their mark?

Rank and privilege, left behind, Fear and doubt will cloud our minds
Try our patience, courage, too, Find the strength to get through
River of…Doubt

Exhaustion, fear and hunger, White-water cataracts
Spin your world in circles, Will you stay on track?

Savage Piranha, Drive through flesh and bone
Ever-present dangers, Will you make it home?

Rank and privilege, left behind, Fear and doubt will cloud our minds
Whirl our dugouts all about, And turn us inside-out
RIVER of DOUBT