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“Rivers don't drink their own waters; trees don't eat their own fruits. The salt seasons    
   the soup in order to have its purpose fulfilled. Live for others!”—Israelmore Ayivor
   
     
a river carries life,              
          a river carries death;    
                    a river carries pleasures,    
                              a river carries pain.    
                                        some, swept away by strife,    
                                                  return not from beneath,    
                                                            but perish, as lost treasures    
                                                                      on ocean floors remain.    
no one who dwells above    
          survives by passing chance,    
                    for there are crucial moments    
                              that teach us how to choose.    
                                        some practise hate, some love;    
                                                  some limp, some dare to dance;    
                                                            some court life’s lethal torrents,    
                                                                      some fate themselves to lose.    
today is mine to give,    
          today is mine to gain;    
                    today is mine to compromise,    
                              lest needlessly i die.    
                                        o let me choose to live—    
                                                  let it not be in vain;    
                                                            give me the vision of the wise,    
                                                                      my darkness crucify.    
     
                                    © Copyright 2023 August 21    
                                           by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Written by cabcool
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Author's Note
Full photo credits and location notes to Anietra Hamper. Source: "14 Best Waterfalls in Jamaica" (updated 2023 May 3). "The area around Reach Falls near Port Antonio is an ecologically stunning experience. The falls is secluded in the Montane Forest and surrounded by many species of ferns and an abundance of wildlife like parrots...If Reach Falls seems familiar it is because the waterfall has been the backdrop featured in several movies, including Lord of the Flies."
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