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The rock contains
its own gravity
and never fails
to send it
deeper
when there
is water
or air
or something melted
that gives way
as it tumbles
before it knows it
further down.

Me too.
Every time something
breaks
I fall further
toward
my Maker,
which is
why I was made
transparent like glass,
hard like an iron door,
hinged
like something
that swings.

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from What does reward bring you but to bind you to Heaven like a slave?
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