Everything Nine 68 Poem by Anne Tardos

Everything, but everything, tends to be working against me.
It's the way in which the world functions, basically.

Existence is assured to those who overcome every obstacle.

Evolutionary bonanza can cause being to overcome non-being.
Cascading enzymes within a single cell of the brain.

Enough stability to keep things from collapsing into chaos.
We get to choose how we might perceive life.

The capybaras, giant rodents, easily pushed around by swans.
Must symbolize who they are—as simple as that.