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January 27, 2016
By Pyrophoric PLATINUM, Ankeny, Iowa
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Pyrophoric PLATINUM, Ankeny, Iowa
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"Do I dare disturb the universe?" -T.S. Eliot

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"why are storms named after people?"

If rain is love
and people are kind
why is the rain that tears apart cities
named after people
"mama, why are storms named after people?"
The sky sends hurricanes of fire
and we name it after ourselves
We can't love like the sky loves the earth
we can't love like the ocean loves the shore
or the sun loves the moon
We can't destroy like that passion can demolish
"Why are storms named after people, mama?"
People don't think,
they feel

© Elizabeth H., San Bernardino, CA

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