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Cataclysm

A grief narrative by Becky Benson

Unyielding in its duality,
I’m continually mesmerized
By the heart’s fervent capacity
To sustain both the heights of love
And the depths of sorrow.
A phenomenon not existing
Merely in a linear fashion
But simultaneously.
Against all odds
When tempest tossed
As the winds of despair
Blow us off our charted course,
The calming, breath of devotion
floats up to our sails,
Steels our nerves,
And stills our restless minds
Ceasing our strivings
Carrying us safely
Back to the solace
Of placid waters.
- Becky Benson