september

 fires.

floods.

storms.

where do you shelter?

where do you run and hide?

How will you stand tall against these uncontrollable forces and continue to signal to others: 

I

Will

Live.

I 

Will

Persist.

Humans are not the only ones with this self preservation instinct. But,

we are the only ones.

Who can put our consciousness onto paper.

These mountains will continue to roll and sink, will melt, will be fired into the sky.

Their peaks, like heartbeats along the horizon, steady. Ageless.

So we seek to be.

Continue standing tall.

Don't run. 

Don't hide.

Open your heart and mind and put the words out there.

Speak Sing Write Scream

Talk about September, when the fires took futures, when the floods erased. 

Persist, as the will of the fallen attempted.