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PoeticSilence · 10-01-2013, 11:46 PM

The Sky

Holding the sky above our heads,
separating it from the earth -
it's an important job
and someone has to do it.
Only the most reliable
and aspiring souls
are given such employment.
Their task to make us feel
that something must be up there,
beyond beyond,
cloaked
in white or grey or blue.

Distracted by the birds,
the agitation of the topmost twigs,
the souls ache. Ache
from the pressure of the sky

reprinted without permission, poetry by Moniza Alzi
This poem is taken from PN Review 141, Volume 28 Number 1, September - October 2001

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PoeticSilence Member How Do You Identify?: dodges labels Relationship Status: Estranged Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 454 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 918 Times in 277 Posts Rep Power: 10661584	The Sky The Sky Holding the sky above our heads, separating it from the earth - it's an important job and someone has to do it. Only the most reliable and aspiring souls are given such employment. Their task to make us feel that something must be up there, beyond beyond, cloaked in white or grey or blue. Distracted by the birds, the agitation of the topmost twigs, the souls ache. Ache from the pressure of the sky reprinted without permission, poetry by Moniza Alzi This poem is taken from PN Review 141, Volume 28 Number 1, September - October 2001 __________________ Love is all you need.