### An ode to the Diamond Sutra
*First published on 20240605*
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my heart grows every time it breaks
every crack wounds my soul deeply
and the power of my outpouring compassion
gives me the strength to move mountains
truly, dukkha is a teacher most patient
when one learns to listen
and metta is the sweetest salve for misery
that i can't give away fast enough
i see through my fears and dreams
false promises and trivial obsessions all
i hereby relinquish ideas and possessions
all they do is obscure my view of truth
truth is right there,
not even hiding
it is not for me to gain or lose
i am born from it, into it, made of it
i realise yet again i need only truth
it is like the earth that mothers me
i embrace the earth now with every fibre of my being
dear one, can you feel my joyful tears at your feet?
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