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this open heart is walking
barefoot among thorns
craving honey
unable to bear the sting
how i once belonged
among the loving kind
tomorrow,
i will seize
the ache
living in places where
it should be only bright
and feed it to the wilds
yes, empty spaces
are how the sun gets in
to help the grasses grow
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photo: twilight at Myakka River State Park, january 2018