We are coming together
in the knitting of things that grow
from different directions
and converge
like edges on the opposite sides
of a wound,
like native blackberry
weaving a mat to cover the bare ground

Don’t despair at the distance between us –
we are coming together.
You may feel appalled at my position,
but don’t worry  –
we are all pulled to the same thing,
and though my yearning seems to come
from a different place than yours,
it seeks the same goal, and so
we will come together.

©Wendy Mulhern
September 15,  2021