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Earth is a Poem
  Gaping ahead, a boundless Canyon I see
  The scorching sun burns me,
  Boiling the blood running through my veins.
  I yearn for the coolness of the moon.
  Nevertheless, my surroundings enthrall me.
  In the midst of an ethereal earth, I am speechless
  As if any and all combinations of our incompetent words
  Would understate the beauty I absorb.
  I think this beauty unreal,
  Yet what is more real than nature untouched by man?
  I often forget how small I am.
  How little I matter in the scope of everything,
  How little I affect the planet,
  How little I am, yet I often forget it.
  How little I am, yet I think my problems
  Are deeper than oceans.
  I am but a letter, Earth is a poem.

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I went hiking in the Grand Canyon, and I have not been the same since. It was humbling, it was the best experience of my life. This is why I wrote the poem, it captures a sliver of what I felt as I hiked through the extensive Canyon.