The Deer

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

I know what it is to be hunted,

to be the thing that someone wants to destroy

because it will make them feel better about themselves.

I’m not sure how I learned to be this thing,

this thing that is okay with that. I’m not a martyr.

I am an offering.

My challenge is to make peace with

never knowing

what for.

© 2017-2019/Jamie K. Reaser

From "Truth and Beauty" (a work in progress)

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Berries

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

A container full of berries

is a measure of time

and effort,

and something

else that escapes the

lid and is the sweetest.

I could say more, yes,

but I want you to

find out for yourself

how summer frees

things. It can be hard

to remember.

~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

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