Dig

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Our story 

is buried beneath 

a pile of books.

Books filled with a kind of knowledge 

so depending on the moral state

of the author, the editor and of the time within which it was written.

But a story.

A story 

is timeless.

It can be told and retold 

over, around, through 

and foreverly over again.

For the moral of the story, 

like history 

itself repeats in principle;

transcending beyond 

individual moments and belief

into the commons.

There are no best-sellers in the story world,

just one's we'll remember; one's that get us dirty in a good way,

like grass stains on a pair of khaki pants.

And so when things get too serious 

and the days begin to pass 

without their brilliance,

remember the story underneath, 

take off your gloves 

and with your bare hands

start digging.

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