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tightrope

algorithmic street signs

with altruistic elegance

senses and the sensible

of whom Socrates is enviable

a heron, preferring solid ground

but taking to the skies with pride

for she knows that she'll accomplish both

because when born she made her oath

"dear lord, they're all asking you

to give them what they have not

but all that i would ask from you

is to give me the courage not to choose"

and so today she sings her songs

metallic and melodic, perfect balance,

and she knows she's never going to fall

because if you're in the middle, there's no gravity at all

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Written by
ce-thompson
Published
Sep 21, 2014
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#people#balance#self-acceptance#individualism
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