in the end
we all
end up
in some afterglow
that coming place
where God
sends us
be it up
or be it down
somewhere
in another show
yet still
a spectral space
communion
where God
gets us
be you
prophet
villain
or circus clown
somehow
we all
end up
in some other
preciousness
some clarifying
crucible
like the death
of a glacier
like the end
of a sun
some surreal interlude
metamorphosis
contemplate afterglow
where we fly
with consecrated angels
where up is
always up
or we wail and cry
with detestable demons
where reckless
we will
evolving
really know
there are
those feckless
ups and downs
God resolving
creation's relentless show

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