When we saw the graves
\nwe knew ourselves ready for oblivion,
\nwhenever soon it came.
\nWe sat down and wrote
\nour goodbye,
\n\u201cThis\u201d, we said, \u201cwas our favourite thing\u201d
\n(amongst all that we\u2019d experienced within life)<\/p>\n
That experience.
\nThe expansion in the mind
\nthat turns the world
\nand we sit still in the center, still.
\nEnlightening what had been impossible
\nto say,
\nor think,
\nor not think.
\nA space that can be ignored, but never again inconceivable.<\/p>\n
Mostly small.
\nBut I have seen the world turn and crash, and it is always unfathomable and
\nso so
\nbeautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When we saw the graves we knew ourselves ready for oblivion, whenever soon it came. We sat down and wrote our goodbye, \u201cThis\u201d, we said, \u201cwas our favourite thing\u201d (amongst all that we\u2019d experienced within life) That experience. The expansion in the mind that turns the world and we sit still in the center, still. 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