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<H3>Dig</H3>

There are forgotten truths
in this soil,and I'm going 
to dig for them
But don't give me those
tools that my brothers used
To extract diamonds from a
landthat they once called home
Oh, no I'm going to use my
hands 
I'll scar the ground and
scrape the stones in desperation 
Digging for a truth that is
buried down deep,
buried with a purpose
I'll scratch with my nails
and punch with my fists
Shaking the earth with their
urgent blows 
Until I hit some solid
surface
The surface of a revelation
so trueit's too true to bare
witness to
These violent secrets
unveiled that are dirty
like the dust on my knuckles
Angry and clenched in a
fretful pose
This earth is not a lake,
where I can dip palms in
and let drops drip from my
fingertips .
No, these secrets are too
painful and the earth is unwilling
So I will make my hands of
metal!
Digging through the cracked
cement to excavate skyscrapers
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