sometimes we all

try to explain it

i do it too

but sometimes it’s

unwise to unravel

and dabble in

the why

because the fruit

is soft beneath

the rind

like they say

if you explain

it away

it’s gone

we have looked out

the window upon the

giant face

who strokes its chin

while we’re inside

quickly rendering it

invisible

the diamond

in the mine

is still

a stone

like they say

if you explain

it away

it’s gone

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