Patience

RC deWinter

some days nothing works
but the medulla
your heart beats
you breathe
and it feels like
an accomplishment

yet there is an elegance
in the silence of
the dark
as if the world is
about to reveal
a secret

i am listening

RC deWinter’s poetry is anthologized in New York City Haiku (NY Times, 2017), Uno: A Poetry Anthology (Verian Thomas, 2002), and in print in 2River View, Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, From Whispers to Roars, borrowed solace, Pink Panther, Another Sun, Down in the Dirt and featured in numerous online journals.

@RCdeWinter

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