S. Shalom

SERAPH

I was sent to raise
to raise the world,
the whole earth to raise

I could not find where
the base and basis were
the base of the world to raise

It broke and fell
and floated in space,
in space where no raising can be.

And I after it
aflame and burning
burning to raise the world.

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