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, who are you?</figcaption></figure><p id="970b">And then the we, became three…</p><figure id="db6e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*9aJAzyKsbO8SCF9QjiGkcA.jpeg"><figcaption>And, we are three.</figcaption></figure><p id="65ac">But, there are more…
Now, we are four.</p><figure id="be6a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*9sI_npCOhujcM6Uq5sD0mw.jpeg"><figcaption>Now, we are four.</figcaption></figure><p id="6865">And, we are all connected,
intersected
beneath the earth,
where we twine our toes
together
and nod our heads
in fair or inclement weather.</p><p id="c5f6">Our microbiomes
are linked.
We drink the same water.
And dance in the same breeze.</p><p id="9b16">It’s as if the Goddess
blinked
and made us each
to please
a different whim.</p><p id="cc53">And we really do not know
if we all just glow
in the same sun
or if, really,
the “we” is One.</p><figure id="ebc9"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*hpVozjad9lf3VBtw7TidgQ.jpeg"><figcaption>So many! All connected by the earth, the sun, the soil and the universal force.</figcaption></figure><p id="8088">If you enjoyed this piece, you might also like:</p><div id="2d11" class="link-block">
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