Idō _ Movement
artwork by Athiba Balasubramanian
Striving for balance in these uncertain times with a 3rd invisible element that seems to be teaching us a lesson on priorities, life, and nature.
An inclusive independent journal with a focus on literature & art
poem by Lori Graham
Will life drag me
like tumbleweed
from one side of the world
to the other forever?
Do roots always dig deep?
ferns in the woods
plucked out and placed in
new soil often wither,
refusing to thrive, a
protest
Home is where the heart is?
what a cliche lie!
my heart is the wind
drifting through the branches of a
feathery willow near the stream
never still always stretching out
like pea sprouts,
struggling for
light
space
oxygen
I see no roots
growing out of my feet
no matter how many times
I think they will.
Lori Graham is a late-blooming lesbian who lives in Woodbridge, England. Lori earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English at the University of North Florida, a major she chose so she could read and write while earning a degree. She has had the following work published: “Last Month” in Poems on Global Lockdown and CoronaVirus (Poet’s Choice July 2020), “Out” and “Who Was She?” in Other Worldly Women Press (July 2020), and “Change is Coming” in XR-GLobal Creative (Due August 2020)