Sandcastles and porcelain
The ice layer formed just above flowing water
A second day bruise
We build and build
Careers
Identity
Relationships
Longing for longlasting
Pieced together like paper thin ice
Over an air pocket above flowing water
Drop the porcelain
See it shatter into sharp shards
Watch the waves of time wash away the work
Of a lifetime
And we build and build
Ants pouring out of a nest to remove and replace
Each misplaced grain of sand disturbed by the giant feet of fate
And one day we breathe
A pause in the scurry-hurry tedium
And listen to who we are
Who we are
Who are we
What are we
A small flame in the dark night
The rise of the sun glowing on the horizon
The waves reaching for the shore
Coming close then retreating
The sprout of a seed in a slow rise to heaven
Breathing life into every action
Breathing love into every thought
We leave building behind us
And reveal ourselves
The revelation arrived on the breath
The flow unstoppered flows from the vessel
Nothing has changed
Everything is different
The outer is still fragile
Unforgiving
Inside is strength eternal
Compassionate
We dare to love
We dare to dream
Building once again with reverence
Building once more with intention
Understanding that it will
Of course
All wash away
It will shatter
And it is worth it
Still
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