The Nature of This Flower Is to Bloom
…, and for ourselves, the intrinsic
“Purpose” is to reach, and to remember,
and to declare our commitment to all
the living, without deceit, and without
fear, and without reservation. We do
what we can. And by doing it, we keep
ourselves trusting, which is to say,
vulnerable, and more than that,
what can anyone ask?
by June Jordan, in a personal letter
from Her Blue Body Everything we Know
by Alice Walker, Harcourt Inc. 1996
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