Surviving

by Emily Martin

Art by Reyila Hadeer

I will feel the ocean,

Through the pool in my backyard.

I will find the mountain,

Through the sidewalk rough and hard.

I will glimpse a forest,

Through the tree in front of my house.

I will play with lions,

Through my cat and her toy mouse.

I will run across meadows,

Through the grass of my lawn.

I will live in nature,

Even when it’s gone.

Reyila Hadeer, Escaping, photograph

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