And some will just cope

And some will just cope
 
 
How does one eat the nut
Without breaking the shell
I am the shell
And you have a choice,
Break the shell and have my spirit
Or keep me intact and lose
Access to the core
You can also sow the nut in the ground
Let the sprout
Grow
And disperse me in the air
Through the pollens
Of persistent hope
Some will dry, some will fertilize
And some will just cope
With the resolve of time
To consign the creative force
Of every seed
to an uncertain  field
where birds will find it too far
shadows will be thin
but the kernel will not be elusive
if you decide to let
it be