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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/924417
by Rhyssa Author IconMail Icon
Rated: 18+ · Book · Contest Entry · #1912256
a descent into poetry insanity
#924417 added November 26, 2017 at 4:49pm
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Japan: under the shadow
a child born
under the shadow of Fuji
where the land quakes
and the sea throws his anger
against the shore,
where kitsune wave nine tailed
salutes as they disappear
into the underbrush,
leaving chaos in their wake—
that child will grow
surrounded by ancient
ancestors—grandparents
and grandparent’s grandparents,
filling the air with wisdom
and industry,
and progress,
and expectation—
until the air is so thick with it.
too many children choose to die
under that weight,
leaving only a few
to grow old and wise
in the shadow of a perfect mountain.

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