Surrender

The dyed bamboo of Chinese finger traps
Should have taught me everything

To strive is to cut through jungle
To surrender is to know
I am jungle
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Krutsinger Avatar
December 21, 2018 at 9:24 PM
Congrats in the contest. Well done! Welcome to Poetry Soup.
Dietrich Avatar
December 21, 2018 at 6:12 PM
wow GREAT ending!! Congrats in the contest.
Cox Avatar
December 21, 2018 at 8:32 PM
Thanks!
Gauthier Avatar
December 21, 2018 at 5:38 AM
Lovely, Lee. Congrats on your podium finish.
Cox Avatar
December 21, 2018 at 8:31 PM
Thank you!
Hopkins-Drewer Avatar
December 20, 2018 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations, nice Chinese philosophy.
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