Banished

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At times it seems that our 
    longest years here on earth
         are mere milli-seconds 
               of yet another birth.

Are we then to wince in pain 
    or grin with feigned mirth
          for whatever unease, shame 
               or pride it's all worth?

Could it be that to this planet 
    we've been banished
          from a paradise that has 
               long ago vanished?

We're with nary an inkling 
    that our wandering
          is but a round-about, 
              slow-motion spiralling!

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