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This World is Not For You

This World is Not For You

POETRY SUNDAY

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Crystal Jackson
May 05, 2019
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Poetry Sunday

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Steadfast heart
This world is not for you
It turns and changes
Nothing seen is true
Your heart is built
Of galaxies and night
This earth can’t see you
It’s burning up your light

Steadfast heart
This earth is set to turning
And you, you are unmoved
But for the fire in you burning
Out of your eyes
And on your skin
This world …

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