Poetry
Poetry by Drew Downs
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a poem (with commentary) about the relationship between poverty and suicide—and our common willingness to ignore it.
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a poem about feeling helpless, hopeless, in the face of political division—and why we ought to trust our instincts.
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A poem for the family, for peace and hope and love, for the time and willingness to be together, to make things more real, alive.
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To understand what we’re doing. Learn how to love. Be the person God is calling me to be. Expecting things to just be different.
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A poem about the experience of witnessing lies, how we receive them, and how we forget our role in allowing them to stick.
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A Poem of Temptation