Grace is not the
100 meter flash
but the 10000 meter
slogger who is chosen last
for her school, and rumbles
at the back of the pack,
encouraging all the other
stragglers, gathering them up
in a community of tenacity,
holding hands together as
they cross the finish line
long after everyone else
in the late afternoon gloom,
where peace has tossed
aside the timing device but
holds out its arms to welcome
them all as winners, while
the Trinity shares
high fives and fist bumps
in celebration.
(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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