A Poem about AI, a Poem about Life

Lots of what I find on my Pinterest home page is poetry. Much of it is Mary Oliver, but I came across a poem by Joseph Fasano. And what was a poem about a student using AI to write a paper was a poem that carved itself into the folds of my brain. It's curious what stands out to a person, and what triggers specific thoughts. His poem, For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper, reminded me of a sentence I commonly say at work when it gets a little rough: "I've survived every day so far." I need to take that sentence and use it in my every day life and not just my work life. Let myself remember all the things I have gotten through so far and know that I can survive so much more. Let myself live instead of fear. I've included below Joseph Fasano's Poem and the one of my own that I made in response. 

For a Student Who Used AI to Write a Paper

Now I send it back

into your own hands.

I hear you. I know

this life is hard.

I know your days are precious

on this earth.

But what are you trying 

to be free of?

The living? The miraculous

task of it?

Love is for the ones who love the work.

- Joseph Fasano

A Bit of It

Days pass, days come

And just like that, life goes on

Not a day has gone by

That I have yet to survive

And still I have days I think that I won't

Storms roll in, and then they roll out

Meadows bloom, and then they go grey

My heart has flourished, and then it's been crushed

But life keeps going, and so we must

Cry 

Heal 

Bloom

Life is hard

But just the same

It is also beautiful 

Don't miss a bit of it.

I don't plan on missing a bit of it. 

- Willa Justiss