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(spoken word)

wave
love no one
do not let yourself be seduced by the kind word
or the helpless gesture
cultivate a godlike indifference
imagine you are the stock market of the world
and a million people can be swept away
without causing a flicker of your ticker tape
so long as they are poor
if you weaken
if you listen to the tides of your own heart
you may be drawn down onto the beach
beyond pity and terror
helplessly caring
running into the wave

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