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A one-millimetre invertebrate moss piglet.An eight-legged little water bear
able to survive extreme environmental conditions
under suspended animation.
hot - cold - dry - wet
In a vacuum
Dissociated & Alive
My brain must be inhabited by microscopic moss piglets
as thoughts float around. Unnoticed but for
a thick, clumsy lump in my throat.
Only these organisms can survive humanity’s toxicity
then come to the surface after laying dormant
deliver green energy out of ruminations.
Our gentle Tardigrades, to accompany reincarnation
with their ‘come-back-to-life’ cycle.
They carry the conscience of the universe.
I will carry them with care.
Join their swamp parade from earth to ashes to dust
and back again.
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Marilyn Close wrote sappy poetry as a little girl and then put her pen down. Recently the desire emerged to write again. She lives in Canada with a few published poems and more in progress.
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