boundless

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let us go beyond naming and
enter the spirit of the matter—
tear down the fences that divide

this bone is not bone, it is bone
this flesh is not flesh, it is flesh
this stone stands beyond stone

wash away the scarlet boundaries
cast by the plough, hewn by scythe
listen to the small known by "night"

2 responses to “boundless”

  1. Bob Avatar

    I’m on board. Let’s go beyond naming. The middle stanza is right on.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you Bob. I knew you would probably understand