i found god in myself and i loved her, i loved her fiercely” Ntozake Shange

"That’s the trouble with people, their root problem.
Life runs alongside them, unseen.
Right here, right next.
Creating the soil.
Cycling water.
Trading in nutrients.
Making weather.
Building atmosphere.
Feeding and curing and sheltering more kinds of creatures than people know how to count.
A chorus of living wood sings to the woman:
If your mind were only a slightly greener thing,
we’d drown you in meaning."

from the overstory
by richard powers

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