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the earth around it eroding

as thousands of years wash away

revealing columns of rock

once buried deep in the dirt

but now it looms above us

sacred in the sun

its power can’t be denied

it’s in our veins. it’s in our eyes

its strength endures

as we lose our way

engulfed by its shadow

as daylight fades

in its silhouette

we are filled with wonder

with the essence

of what it is to be alive

an undying symmetry

born of stone

while our bodies leave behind

only bones