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Goddess
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80 goddess Thegravityofgoddessisabove myeyes,whenIlookuplikesomeone’schild. Thereisnospokensentence.Allshesays willdie.ItwillbequietwhenIgo outoftheroomandstopbeingapriestess. Shelooksdown.Heronlydeathisunashamed, undimmingpowerlikerecedinggrain thatwavesacrossmyfieldsinshockingwav- ingsilence,beatinginthewindowlight. Shedoesnotgotomakenewpresences, butstaystogo.Herpresenceistheloss. Inthecoldskythatwaitseachseasonout, herbody’sancientstarsgiverestlesscalls uptoathronethatquiversinmyheart asfiercelyinloveasinthehate onwhichthousandsofyearsofsorrowfed. Herbirdsongjoysshineruinsinmysky. Iseemtostandonsomeeternalplain, watchingthemonumentsthatdawnagain. Thegravityofgoddessisabove myeyes,thoughnevergonefromhistory. Somanymusthavenoticed,withthisshock, ourpatientlookingup,andlookingdown. ...