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“joy, empathy, compassion
on an upward arc
an effervescence eternal
causes bliss ignition to start”

arc of love

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Octaves of Love

Gravity grips hard—
joy strains against grasping hands;
wings are folded back,
empathy gathers its thrust,
compassion burns to lift-off.

On an upward arc,
will the pilot, now commands
the body fights earth,
leaving bright trails of hot flames
effervescent with white sparks.

Then bliss bomb ignites—
shreds the weights bound around feet,
into skies open
to the joy of weightlessness;
unencumbered — free at last.
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