UNEARTHING

in

To be born
a certain shade
a certain time
a certain place
gives or takes
chances, glances

The invisible institution
that taught
without words
formed a foundation
for me to stand
but another to suffer

Re-formation and
transformation require
unearthing efforts
seeing what was
hidden and hardened

Hope gains
ground slowly
the plow digs in
tilling and turning
allowing seeds
of all shades
to grow and
to gather

Jared Ray Mackey