We\u2019ve never met<\/p>\n
And so long as the principles of reason maintain their course<\/p>\n
There is no route through which we will coincide with each-other<\/p>\n
Cells separate<\/p>\n
Atoms grow close, but never touch<\/p>\n
Memories are birthed only to burn<\/p>\n
Their ashes lead you down a river that ends<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll never see the waterfall<\/p>\n
Some people think that the waterfall is all that there is<\/p>\n
I suppose we\u2019re no strangers to that<\/p>\n
Making due with falling water<\/p>\n
The house makes it look so easy<\/p>\n
But life is hard<\/p>\n
Being is not easy<\/p>\n
Those who believe in reincarnation say karma guides rebirth to a form that justly suits you<\/p>\n
What are we, reader?<\/p>\n
Oh humanity<\/p>\n
The pleasures of popcorn and melodies<\/p>\n
The disposition of intimacy<\/p>\n
An awareness of sincerity<\/p>\n
And the platitudes of grace<\/p>\n
So too were we suited to separation<\/p>\n
And life eternal as strangers<\/p>\n
To suffer insomnia and lost love<\/p>\n
Isolation more poignant<\/p>\n
Than any word could ever portray<\/p>\n
We are the only race that knows that death has a name<\/p>\n
I wonder<\/p>\n
What did we do to deserve that<\/p>\n
Some religions say that all life is<\/p>\n
Is a means to the end<\/p>\n
Some people believe that there is no end<\/p>\n
There are those who say that existence is God<\/p>\n
A book we continue by writing eternity in relation to itself<\/p>\n
Through the lens of a fragment of infinity<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
All stars burn<\/p>\n
Maybe we\u2019re not so different after all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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