Poetry, Essays and Art By J.H. Dickinson from All-Creatures.org
Beside me
Lay beside me and feel no pain
No threat
Hushed voices that whisper peace
Thrum of heating
Sweet surrender
I am no more valuable than you
Let me walk in fields
Of shared frosted breath
On blackened hillside of ochre morning
We, the peaceful silhouettes
United in heartbeats
I am no more valuable than you
See me beside you - in voice
In action and blazing eyes
In clenched fists
In recognition of truth:
I am no more valuable than you
© 2026 J.H. Dickinson
Posted on All-Creatures.org: February 16, 2026
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