Steinbeck's Turtle
i was once a speck
one needed to squint to even
catch a glimpse of such a glimmer
i was once a drop of water
one in a cloud of fog
i was once of cosmic dust
with no mind to the sins above
but now I am here
I am living
yet I am still that tiny speck
I still hold that water drop
i am of the cosmic dust
and i wonder
How long will i hold together?