Diagnosis<\/p>\n
By<\/p>\n
Jennifer Angelina Petro<\/p>\n
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Gnosis.\u00a0 A knowing<\/p>\n
Of mysteries, wind-whispers,<\/p>\n
And scrolls written on bone.<\/p>\n
Dia: to be thorough, and yes,<\/p>\n
To be thorough twice.<\/p>\n
Know yourself Thales<\/p>\n
Admonishes.\u00a0 We are water<\/p>\n
And stars.\u00a0 We are living, breathing<\/p>\n
Wind-walkers, and so much<\/p>\n
More. Faces tell surface truths.<\/p>\n
Eyes tell more.\u00a0 The timber of the voice still more,<\/p>\n
And how one walks and breathes<\/p>\n
Betrays it all; every step<\/p>\n
And breath unfolds your revelation<\/p>\n
Into the world.\u00a0 Pause<\/p>\n
Every now and again,<\/p>\n
And again, and look into the water<\/p>\n
Reflection of those around you–<\/p>\n
What is it about you that makes you<\/p>\n
One of a kind, a kind of galaxy of discoveries<\/p>\n
And wonder among a sea<\/p>\n
Of other galaxies?\u00a0 What is it you really<\/p>\n
Perceive when you pass the mirror,<\/p>\n
When you tell someone your name?<\/p>\n
Know this: No matter what label you are given,<\/p>\n
Or choose to give yourself,<\/p>\n
No matter the name of the illness ascribed<\/p>\n
To the story of your life, you are<\/p>\n
Thoroughly known twice\u2014<\/p>\n
Once by your very own dreaming soul,<\/p>\n
And once, over and over, unending,<\/p>\n
By the one who pours water<\/p>\n
Into your cells, and knows the stars<\/p>\n
By name, ever blossoming the song of all<\/p>\n
Into the wind.<\/p>\n
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