Between Me and All Things · 10 / 30
Surveying
Civilizationit came and wentEpicit too had its counterpartSweeping acrosspolar night and polar dayArrivingat the linked axis beyond the stars
Lifepushing up like bamboo shoots after rainStrokingthe creases on the skinEnlightenmentpieced together in treacherous wind and cloudAdvancingthe tick-tick-ticking flow of time
At the beginning of creationafter the crossing of epochslistening—Faithsomeone is always keeping watch
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