I AM THE EARTH

KIYOKO NAGASE

I AM AMAZED

AT A BREAST OF WATER

WELLING
TO FLOW INTO THE INLET OF
A MUDDY RICE PADDY

AT MYSELF BEING

HOT STEAM BLOWING FIRE
AND SULFUR UP
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE
GREAT OCEAN, DEEP
INDIGO.

AT THE CRIMSON BLOOD

FLOW
COVERING THE EARTH'S
SURFACE IN HUMAN
SHAPE

THAT IT SWELLS AS THE

TIDES EBB
AND FLOW, AND
GUSHES OUT MONTHLY
UNDER DISTANT INVISIBLE
GRAVITY

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