Sandy has such an intuitive and forthright mind. She’s also quite bold in her delivery and I love her writing for these things. I read this poem and I can see the imagery, feel the intensity, and respect the ending. It connects. She creates connection.
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The reciprocity of fate
As dawn breaks
over another day of uncertainty
silent comes the moth unbidden
from the cornered shadows
of my bedroom
frantic wings flee the dark.
I see not an intruder but
a fateful refugee
perhaps sent to probe
the virtuous nature
of a heart flush with fortune.
I cup my hands gently
around the winged creature
knowing it would be far less
trouble to drop it
in the toilet
into a watery grave,
it’s only a moth, after all.
Yet its wings
beat against my palms
not with a threat
but with a plea;
our connection is complete
in this moment
the moth and me
need only one thing — mercy
Sandy Knight, ©2020 All rights reserved.
A Cornered Gurl 
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