"O implacable march of human society!"...

... in answer to "THE WATERS AND THE SHADOW" Victor Hugo

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I want the WORLD to break me + tear me apart,

I want the overbearing weight of the oceans upon MY heart,

Feel the rush of air as I FALL from the heights,

To TOUCH land with my feet? ...

I may BE more likely to stumble + fall,

I don't WANT to survive but to LIVE through it all!

I want to BURN in the heat of volcanoes,

SMELL the flora + SEE the fauna,

I want to TASTE the cold rain as it lashes against MY face,

And when I reach the END of my race? ...

I'll be a winner if I HEAR a silent place.

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