Find yourself

find yourself
right there
in front of the proof
that something mattered

build and rebuild
like something matters
make a difference

when the sky turns to fire
hide and pray then
emerge 
to grieve the shattered

rebuild your people
start now
build a practice that can sustain the bombs

deconstruct
reeducate
reconstruct

let it fall to a pile
and lie there for 40 years
then raise it back up
in glory that has not yet been known

when all else dismiss 
the monstrous task that lies ahead
you will hold in your heart
for 40 years
the flickering flame 
of what matters

love, Dresden

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