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To become what you look at,
to say what you know

Your eyes to retract,
your wisdom to grow

To live by a credo, 
to die only once

Your soul to take flight
—your spirit to hunt

(Martha Browns Woods: March, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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