Even the most fertile soil
will always remain muddy and exposed
on an eroding hillside,
peeling apart lamina
when the weather angers it.
The landfill will only become forest
once the fresh waste
no longer crushes
the new sprouts
on a scheduled cycle.
Some divisions
flow so fast and narrow
that the time
to mourn is scarce
before they heal.
Although even compatible surfaces
need to be cleaned
of the impurities of behavior
and take time to bond
and build roots
across divisions.
-Robert L. Jackson
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