My cheek upon the earth
and I know mercy.
With lips to the earth
I know love.
My nose in the earth
and I know thievery.
With teeth in the earth
I know murder.
And I know why those
who dig their teeth into the earth
and why those
who tear themselves away from the earth
must always weep over themselves.
(Malka Heifetz Tussman)
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