I Collect Words

Like a miser I collect words Some obscure, some rarely heard A quest with no ending Both illuminating and mind-bending A search for the grail Words that tear apart the veil Trying to see more than eyes allow Futilely attempting to define the Tao For words are really only so useful Except when they are the most truthful

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