I Do Not Begrudge the Young

Rolli is a Canadian author, cartoonist and songwriter. Visit his website (rollistuff.com) and follow him on Twitter at @rolliwrites. "I Do Not Begrudge the Young" is in Short Circuit #11, Short Édition's quarterly review.

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their ocean
of avenues

For I have come
to a conclusion—some
bastion
of sand

from which I witness
the other
strugglers

While they swim
forlornly for
their own
conclusions

I am drying my
skin
in the sun
 

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