Deep sleep is where I laid<\/p>\n
Even while awake<\/p>\n
For it was when I obeyed<\/p>\n
That serpent, wise\u2014old snake<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
When my thoughts returned to me<\/p>\n
From where they once had gone<\/p>\n
That I began to stop and see<\/p>\n
The path to which they fasten\u2014<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For as the sun is said to rise<\/p>\n
Each and every\u2014day<\/p>\n
From the east until it dies<\/p>\n
Returning to obey\u2014<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For light might move from east to west<\/p>\n
Giving life to all that live<\/p>\n
As it seems to never rest<\/p>\n
As though its been taken captive<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
From life to death and what\u2019s left in between<\/p>\n
A course to which we are forced<\/p>\n
To obey this same, wise\u2014old routine<\/p>\n
Until it is divorced\u2014<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For sleep no longer reigns in me<\/p>\n
As I\u2019m wide\u2014awake<\/p>\n
And the spirit of prophecy<\/p>\n
Is finally burned at the stake<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
For words themselves must be bound<\/p>\n
When concealed until the light might show<\/p>\n
That they will often be found<\/p>\n
When its time to know<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Knowing is they key that reveals<\/p>\n
What\u2019s hidden deep inside<\/p>\n
That which was once concealed<\/p>\n
But is now very much brought to life<\/p>\n
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