A Quiet Revolution
To see
What we see
Through sensation
Something colourful
And powerful
Below
A deep understanding
Of ourselves
Rejecting everything
And accepting nothing
A revolution of heart
A rebellion of will
Radical
And challenging
Overturning the past
Like snow
Dropping from trees
As the sun warms
Coming to Our Senses
Sailing
Against the currents
Of our time
Across too many
Saddened tomorrows
Through the cruelty
Of nature
Snarled by sentiment
And the buzz saw
Of moments
Falling
Into the organized violence
Of a long life
Milestones
Quieted by loss
And the need to become
Something more
Measuring strength
By sad instants
And steadying
Triumphs
With insufficient knowledge
Whispering
Through the winds
Of our growth
From diligent suffering
To wisdom
In the willowy displacement
Of self
And the sound
Of our senses
Straining
Self-Portrait
In the value
Of a moment
An unfortunate
Destiny
Opens up
Before me
Absorbed
In the reflection
Of night
Directly
Into the heart
Of things
A community of scorn
Undone
By the essence
Of who I am
Something from nothing
In the aftermath
Of fate
John Drudge is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of four books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), and Fragments (2021). His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee and lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children.
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