Wednesday, January 22, 2025

YES

What hidden truth 
makes fire burn?

What whispered breath 
makes water wet 
and the planet turn? 

These questions 
are but phantoms; 

there is only 
one word,

and all who live possess it—
though no one 
is the owner.

In the zero-sum contest 
that is perseverance, 

all participants 
have the power
to put their mouths around it—

and simultaneously 
win.