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I AM ATTACHED

by Charles Carreon

I am attached --

            to the earth, by the weight she

             gives my body

I am attached --

            to eating, by hunger

            to breath, by the mysterious

            desire for air

I am attached --

            to my mate, by the need for warmth

                        and companionship

             to my children

                        by genetic strands and webs of delight

            to other people,

                         by being like them

            to mountains and streams and

                        deserts and winds and ocean waves

                         lamplight in the dark

                         Moonlight at midnight

I am attached to

             the web of being

            so completely, look at me

             and you everywhere in everything

We are attached.

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