Deeper Well
by Kyler Littlejohn
The world has shallow cups,
bright, loud, easy to spill.
They sparkle in the sun
and leave you thirsty still.
But there is a deeper well
hidden past the hill,
where quiet roots keep holding on
and restless winds grow still.
You have to walk a little farther,
you have to choose the narrow way,
lower down your bucket
when the easy waters sway.
It isn’t always shining.
It isn’t always wide.
But goodness gathers slowly there
where truer things abide.
Drink deep —
Past fear, past doubt, past noise.
The water tastes like courage.
It tastes like joy.
And when the dark comes creeping
with its clever, thirsty spell,
your heart will not run dry —
it found a deeper well.
About the Poet
Kyler Littlejohn is a junior at the University of Texas at Tyler, majoring in Education with a minor in English. Inspired by a rural upbringing, her writing explores themes of faith, family, hardship, and love. Her work has previously been published in Tyler Junior College’s Bell Tower Arts Journal.
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