Awesome Despite
To be awesome is to inspire awe.
I am awed by her
as her heart is inspired by the flowers
growing between trailers,
weeds between the edges of concrete squares.
Life prospering
despite the asphalt,
despite the smog,
despite the smell on humid days
drifting slowly from the paper mill,
burning our lungs.
Leaves grow
like my daughter's curls.
I am in awe.
This poem is about:
Me
My family
My community
Our world