and anyway it’s just the same old story — a few people just trying, one way or another, to survive. Mostly, I want to be kind. And nobody, of course… - Mary Oliver

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and anyway it’s just the same old story — a few people just trying,
one way or another,
to survive.

Mostly, I want to be kind.
And nobody, of course, is kind,
or mean,
for a simple reason.

And nobody gets out of it, having to
swim through the fires to stay in
this world.