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fury, winds raged the treetops threshing branches, approaching brush. but from a distance, natural destruction, looked like beauty in the forest. and this was just a piece. this is not the whole. inhale, exhale, increasing repetitions repeat, repeat. decrease and deepen. pause in awe of the machine you're given watch the forest faint, beatific ruin. feel the fibers tear in effort feel the area inside you swell this is just a piece this is not the whole. process unto another day with brighter light and seasoned winds as repeated swells exhale an ending breath gawk, inhale, hold, process, yawp; repeat. understand this thing, know it truly die through effort, repeat, repeat. beaks with feathered wings swarmed in silence Persephone cheers with distance, "defy their gravity" here; pause; absorb the leaded revolution weigh inside this mockery of death "this is just a piece, this is not the whole." abandon seated distance, chase with fire the unknown of the unfolding. ravenously consume  the untouchable time feed, inhale, pause, process, exhale, deepen repeat, repeat; endlessly repeat. this is just a piece, this is not the whole.
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May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017 at 2:29 PM UTC
The Weight and Distance of Persephone
fury, winds raged the treetops threshing branches, approaching brush. but from a distance, natural destruction, looked like beauty in the forest. and this was just a piece. this is not the whole. inhale, exhale, increasing repetitions repeat, repeat. decrease and deepen. pause in awe of the machine you're given watch the forest faint, beatific ruin. feel the fibers tear in effort feel the area inside you swell this is just a piece this is not the whole. process unto another day with brighter light and seasoned winds as repeated swells exhale an ending breath gawk, inhale, hold, process, yawp; repeat. understand this thing, know it truly die through effort, repeat, repeat. beaks with feathered wings swarmed in silence Persephone cheers with distance, "defy their gravity" here; pause; absorb the leaded revolution weigh inside this mockery of death "this is just a piece, this is not the whole." abandon seated distance, chase with fire the unknown of the unfolding. ravenously consume  the untouchable time feed, inhale, pause, process, exhale, deepen repeat, repeat; endlessly repeat. this is just a piece, this is not the whole.
this was inspired by a sturdy wind, crashing into treetops of little distance, while riding on our local bike path. it was beautiful and sounded with weight. i had this thought, that every experience that could ever be had is only a piece of what life has to offer and, the lessons or observations tied to such an experience will only lead to a piece of knowledge, not the whole of knowing.
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May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017 at 2:29 PM UTC
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