17 Miles per Second
We’re often so sure of ourselves
Our beliefs rock solid
Unyielding, unbending
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Strong
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We admire the ones who stand firm
Yet
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Our fixed point is spinning 1000 mph
Moving through space
17 miles a second
Are the clouds moving towards me
Or away
Or is it both
Everything is in flux
Everything is changing
Everything is staying the same
Even my name
I look away, look again
Everything rearranged
Everything in order
All wrapped, entwined with chaos
This is the land we live in
And we don’t even know
That’s how we grow
We take a knee
We still don’t see
That while we think we’re anchored in
We are blitzing through an ever changing universe
5/29/22 kdc
Songs From the River 