Zen and Ink Journals by Kirk Lee

Zen and Ink Journals by Kirk Lee

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and then one day

and then one day

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Kirk Lee
Mar 18, 2021
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and then one day

it will happen

the life you once knew 

will completely 

fall apart

like precious ocean sand

the life you once held 

so sacred 

and fiercely protected

will sift through 

your bare hands

in one brief moment

in time 

total annihilation 

and you will sit 

amidst the rubble

silently 

in this desolate place 

for a very, very long time

until one day

like the risi…

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