Three Chord Morning. by James Walton

Just because

I’m on my knees

doesn’t mean I’m down

I could be praying, hell

Just because

I can’t afford

your lazy opinion

Doesn’t mean I’m poor, no

Just because

these hands hold dirt

doesn’t mean they’re clenched

They may be cradling, yes

Just because

in each of them a life line

holds a garden’s sanity

Doesn’t mean I’m rising, yet

James Walton is published in many newspapers, anthologies, and journals. He was a librarian. a farm labourer, a cattle breeder, and mostly a public sector union organizer.