we are one
linda m. crate
the corn mother
with her embracing arms
nourishing with food
granting life
where there otherwise
may be none
planting hands
bringing praise to her name beneath
the golden sun and the white moon
her sacrifice
to feed her peoples
because her heart was full of love
is both heartbreaking
and admirable
because how many have the ability
to help others
yet turn a blind eye to their suffering
as if believing ignorance
to be some bliss?
when one of us suffers we all do
because we are one.
Cauldron Anthology
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