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I left behind all that I could,
I abandoned everything I could,
took what i might need,
Took what I deemed necessary,
walked myself into the wood
Entered the forest alone,
where mountains grow to seed––
Where mountains grow and reproduce––
their yearlings tumble at my feet,
Their young ones roll at my feet,
rolling on their way,
Rolling on their journey,
both back to where it all began
Both back to the origin
and far beyond today
And far beyond today
Angel of our mercy now,
Angel of mercy, now,
pull me close to thee––
Draw me close to you––
keep me safe from everything
Protect me from everything
that tries to set me free
That attempts to liberate me
It’s better that I spend my time
It's preferable that I utilize my time,
learning to receive
Learning to accept
all I pushed away of mine
What I had rejected of mine
while looking up your sleeve––
While examining your actions closely––
better that I learn to read
It's better that I learn to understand
the lines that draw my face,
The lines shaping my face,
changing like a hexagram
Changing like a hexagram
moves out and into place
Moving out and falling into place
Angel of our mercy now,
Angel of mercy, now,
pull me close to thee––
Pull me close to you––
keep me safe from everything
Shield me from everything
I thought would set me free
I believed would emancipate me
There’s no rest for the weary now
There is no respite for the exhausted now,
and never has there been:
And there never has been:
seeping so deep in our hearts
Permeating deep into our hearts
it rises from our skin––
It emerges from our skin––
smelling of the fires
Carrying the scent of fires
that steal our dark to day,
That transform our darkness into day,
standing up before the eyes
Standing upright before the eyes
we’ve closed upon our way
We have closed upon our path
Angel of our mercy now,
Angel of mercy, now,
pull me close to thee––
Draw me close to you––
keep me safe from everything
Protect me from everything
that tries to set me free
That attempts to liberate me
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