And If Ever You

***(And if ever you don’t see)

And if ever you don’t see
Exodus,
dig in the soil like a fruit
worm
and lift the stone of yourself
heavier,
to find a word
harder than Maya.

And if you ever demand for more,
dig the sky.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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