I am a River
And so
are you.

The whole world
all everything
flows
with its own current
around

Some rivers cross, diverge,
can get clogged, polluted
or refresh, cleanse, carry, clear
provide: nutrients, flowing
growing.

I am a River,
but I am also
a well
And blackberry brambles

The rivers around me get
snagged on my boughs
wash over me, fill me
drown me, become me
dominate my current
and dilute my chemistry.

I must be careful where
I plant my watershed
To find the rivers that
do not dominate
but amplify my own

So that my river and
my well may dance
together,
freely sharing the stage
of my conscience,
in harmony with all
that flows - turn around into with -
with me.

I am a River
And so
are you.

Be careful what your
current carries.
For you water the
world around you.

Tell me,
what grows on
your shores?