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can
you feel it
the itch of the earth
stillness through layers
aching for her Creator to come and rake through her sediments with strength
and sift her depths anew
can
you feel it
somewhere a stony vein through the center trembles
she felt His breath
an exhale slow with dew and weight
rocks lie in piles, trees drive roots deep
waters seep
all move with her movements in tides
it is not enough
listen to her restlessness
ever spinning ever still
waiting since–
the entry of white teeth
into the forbidden flesh
of a mysterious fruit,
grown of her virgin soils
creatures burrow…
can you feel it?
the itch of the earth
kgracecollins 