I walked down
to the field.

I looked down
at the ground.

I wasn’t
feeling down.

No one
was around.

I got down
on my knees.

I looked
up.

Said Thank You
for being down.

Said Thank you
for your thorny crown.

Said Thank you
for salvation.

Said Thank you
for picking me up

when I
was down.

 

Jason Wright is the editor and founder of Oddball Magazine. His column appears weekly. His third book, Train of Thought 2: Almost Home is available now at the Oddball Book Store.