John De Herrera is a writer/artist/activist who lives and works in Santa Barbara SC. Visit his website.

Go Through This
By John De Herrera

It’s all about moving mountains;
crisp jabs when your arms are tired;
budging a boulder when it seems so set.

And then, you have a dream with a cat–
A Siamese, as a matter of fact.
You look up from this and see twins, with fins,
skating across ice chips of a galaxy
and think how much happier you’d be
if you didn’t have to go through this,
fighting your way to a kiss.