We can do this
Nov 1, 2020
i am the Monterey Cyprus — is this all you’ve got!?
crags and cliffs and banshee winds to banish hope — nope.
quakes and droughts to parch and rip my roots — shoot
yet here I stand
axes, poisons, salt and fog, toxic rain and wildfire — even lovers carve my skin.
and still I stand
my spirit guides me
my children smile all around me … just sheltering in place …
and here we are
we are the Monterey Cypresses
bring it on!
we aren’t going anywhere
