Helen "HP" Rivers

Of course I recognize the futility
In saving a worm’s life
by moving them
From the sidewalk
Where they will be trampled
To the nearby garden
full of hungry birds

But you see, in that moment
My call was to serve that creature
So I did the best I could,
tucked them into the earth
Far away from the bird feeder
And prayed for their safe journey.

Of course it is futile –
Everything is futile,
nobody is denying that
Not even God.

But still, we all need to be held
when we are crying,
I couldn’t just do nothing.

Of course I still love
the birds.

-The Worm / Dumpster Fire Ministry

HP Rivers 2023