Photo: "Pushing Up Daisies," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026
2026 Poetry Challenge - Poems - Short-form Musings

Power

What is power, really? 
Is it money? Marketshare? 
Positions? Possessions?
Square footage? Is it awards?
Books of business? Client lists?

Is power, then,
about control over others?
Over laws?
Over outcomes?

If this is power,
then can we reset the field?

We could turn 
power into positives
to heal, to solve, to protect
to lift up, to light the way
and weave us together.

Poet, writer, photographer and slightly distracted day-dreamer who muses on (gestures at everything) from the petty to the profound. On a semi-serious, fully earnest search for meaning in the mayhem. Perimenopausal, melanin-deprived, irony-enhanced recovering perfectionist Type A+ millennial woman. She balances the ever-continuing quest to Know Better/Do Better, with the distinct ego-death of parenting a smart, full-throated child who was raised to know the power of her voice. Mothering a teen means catching a side-eye in almost every interaction. Diana navigates the minutiae of everyday life through seeking the magical in the mundane. Follow along and laugh with her as the world flames out!

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