Lake Humanity

People say

there are certain truths

that whistle louder

through the weeping willows

of lake humanity.

Love

bounces and drifts

over the still waters,

sweet and true.

Hate

gathers in clumps of stone

and ice

and shatters the peaceful flow,

once clear and blue.

Life

among the willows

is true in all forms.

Life

among the willows

is true

in all forms.