A Life Well Lived

My girlfriend just turned 28. 
She works a job 

that she hates.
“I haven’t done a thing 

with my life.”
But I know that’s not true.

Just the other day
I saw her smash a dandelion

with a stick, filling
the air with snow.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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