in this darkened room, the ship not enduring
after all, the men enduring despite:
How do the trials of our lives compare?
What would Shackleton have done
when the baby didn't stop crying. What
would he have done if his credit cards
were all denied or his girlfriend
slept with his brother or if he was downsized?
And would we have survived, too, if
given a chance? Kept peace and sanity
and most of our toes? Kept hope
when cell phone, wristwatch, and film advance failed and
borealis was the only electric thing within range?
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