As I look over the
unbridgeable chasm
from the cliff to the sea,
churning on the rocks below,
I realize that why
I cannot bridge the gap
is not because of what I am,
but, because of what I'm not.
I'm immutable
I'm immovable
I'm imputable
I'm imbalanced
I'm imbittered
I'm immature
I'm immobile
I'm immaterial
I'm immense
I'm impassible
I'm impartible
I'm impalpable
I'm impenetrable
I'm so 'hmm'
Ages have passed in a matter of moments, imputable spells cast by one-eyed
wizards and inapt sages, a garden of thorns has blossomed in a field of stone;
broken is the plow by which the farmer lay, uncultivated are the best of the crop,
but treacherous are the ones effortlessly manipulated; Comatose is the white
light which arrives too late, always choosing to ride a wind that never blows,
Around the picture can be flipped, but even right side up it still might be upside
down; Learning can never be bad but believing you know it all will set you afire
and leave you unaware you are burning
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