31 lines
841 B
Markdown
31 lines
841 B
Markdown
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date: 2019-08-25
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weight: 46
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How does one approach what one can't describe?
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> Swing the flashlight rapidly across the room. Piece together what you can from the sweep of the beam across the walls, the furniture.
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How does one hunt down what leaves no tracks?
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> Unwind the maze by keeping your right hand on the wall. Pray that the walls do not move.
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How does one call down the gods to commune?
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> Speak thrice, and enter.
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I'm tired. I'm so tired. I'm tired and I'm upset and I'm lost.
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> I know.
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I want to shout and to whisper. I want to talk about how I feel when I read Stevens or Esch or Rilke. I want to put words to the feeling of falling to the ground and taking root.
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I want to say how it feels when I step outside myself.
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> You tried.
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I guess that's all I can do.
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> It's not, but it's important that you have tried.
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