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Herman Shorts

Herman Shorts

yes, i'm saying

yes, i’m saying
sunshine & rainbows
will flow from your heart
& other lovely places
like living liquid
rivers of light.
yes, i’m saying
we calibrate
the consciousness
in ways the world
is literally changed by
yes, i’m saying we’re
the secret battery
at the heart
of the world
and, yes
i’m saying all
we have to do
is IT.

(2014)

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