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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 |
