NaPoWriMo is going well and I hope to post the next batch of poems this weekend. Here is an extra poem I wrote for a free write in class today. The prompt was to start with this "You must understand this."
you must understand this:
that bad things will happen
to you and to the people you love
and they will happen a lot -
death, lost love, injury, crashes.
you cannot escape them
or run from them;
bad things are inevitable.
you must also understand this:
that good things will happen
to you and to the people you love
and they will happen a lot -
birth, friends, laughter, hugs.
you may be able to escape them,
but you should run towards them;
good things are inevitable.