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An Act of Living

For what river truly cries — when it drowns in its own tears? What walls speak for themselves, too busy listening to your gossip to hold any secret of their own. What gospel is worth quoting, when you recite only the lines you prefer, picking faith like fruit, discarding the bitter parts? Versions of reason, disgusted, and all collected in an old jar sunk to the bottom of a restless sea — for if a river weeps too long, it swells beyond itself, becoming another ocean too vast to contain. Walls that bend to every word you say will crumble under a single honest breath, and quietly falling like forgotten prayers, For when scripture just becomes a mere script; should I even wonder why so many of us perform the cold act of believing without believing at all — we're all so good at acting.
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OddOdysseyPoet
27 / M / Zimbabwe
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Written by
OddOdysseyPoet
27 / M / Zimbabwe
Published
Nov 7, 2025
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#poetry#modernpoetry#metaphorpoetry#emotionaldepth#faithandmorality#moraldecay#authenticity#heartandmind#reflection#natureasmetaphor
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