"The Final Say: Giving Way" by Monty Gilmer

THE FINAL SAY
by Monty Gilmer

(Quotations I have paired up for comparison)

GIVING WAY
(The quotation from Tennessee Williams is
a found poem of mine.)

Anne Sexton wrote,
"From the Tamil, I read,
'The rock that resists the crowbar
gives way to the roots of the tender plant.'"

Tennessee Williams wrote,
"The violets in
the mountains
have broken the rocks."

The Final Say