Ed note: Every Tuesday Amanda Solch, a Bates student who volunteers at the center, brings a poem for lunch. This week we read and discussed “I’m Alive, I Believe in Everything” by Lesley Choyce. We then wrote a group poem in the same style.
I’m alive! I believe in…
You, music, friendship, myself, comedy, tomorrow, individuality, embracing differences, force of habit, others, seriousness, art, walking, pets, promises, silliness, birthdays, love, present and future outcomes, dreams, stories, wild animals and nature, family, God, 2nd chances, naps, a hot cup of tea, poetry, You…
I’m alive. I believe in everything! I believe in it all!