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Persevere

A Found Poem

By Judey Kalchik Published about a year ago • 1 min read
Persevere
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

I fall down,

Allowed to be overwhelmed-

Slowly, slowly

I get up.

What does Help look like to you?

I walk

One hope at a time

(Do what you can)

Be calm in your heart.

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We did a team building exercise today: composing a 'found poem' from the words surrounding ourself during the work day.

Since we support book and comic store employees and owners in crisis we all have a plethora of words available in our workspaces.

Like a human 'AI' bot I scanned the various post-it notes, posters, and printed manner around my desk and pulled out the poem seen above.

Stream of Consciousness

About the Creator

Judey Kalchik

It's my time to find and use my voice.

Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.

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    Written by Judey Kalchik