I insist strange things
today for you
a student in my course
I say
get out!
I point towards the exit
go hunt, I insist
for signs of life
nose to the ground
eyes to the sky,
ears as open
as they have ever been
look, listen, feel
find the unusual
something found, profound
discover the wilderness
out there, and within
you, the city
find those little places
where nature fights back
where the dominion of man
cannot conquer all
find hope, find peace
find a piece of yourself
in a short walk
around a place you
ignore most days
but not today
today, you will get out
[poem #20 for National Poetry month. April 20, 2023. --- poem based on an assignment where I send my students outside to take photos and write about their discoveries. Sometimes I join them in the fun.]
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