For Outward Things

for outward things
we all need cages
for we are half-defined
by what confines us

but inward things
cannot be defined
because the cage
is what destroys them

Even as the face
needs ears and eyes
and nose to hold it in
and so define it

so then the soul
claims the face as anchor
a launching point—foundation
and not an outward line

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Author: KB French

Formerly many things, including theology student, mime, jr. high Latin teacher, and Army logistics officer. Currently in the National Guard, and employed as a civilian... somewhere

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