"As I sit frustrated at the world’s apathies" by Mar Lamar

One Poem Only · Aug 18, 2025 · 1m

As I sit frustrated at the world’s apathies

I see my daughter

happily chasing light leaks

spilling through the window

they’re doing their own dance

breaking up the room’s darkness

“I’m chasing the light!” she screams

It jolts me back to the present

(she’s always teaching me lessons)

-Mar Lamar

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