water

i start with water
because i am
water
a cancer
with scorpio rising
i am an emotional
soup
blood, sweat, and especially
tears
i wash myself away
& emerge
baptized.

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  1. I think of water and hear Lao Tzu.

    “In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.”

    “Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle.”

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