the spirit is
unafraid &
never
trembles––
wisdom is enlightened by
compassion––
patience by
time
the soul disappears
with the beating
heart––
yet rises as spirit with the
eastern sun
the soul loves itself
& the world––
& the body is
the world––
the body feels
seasons of sadness &
laughter––
collapses in pain
& somehow keeps
going
how is a simplification of
why
is a figment of
always
man
woman
giraffe
birth
death
infinity