The Life Cycle
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1 min readJul 20, 2018
A haiku trio on birth, life, and death (5–7–5)
“Birth, life, and death — each took place on the hidden side of a leaf.”
— Toni Morrison
Genesis I
Cradling in comfort
Breath becomes manual labor
Besides, who are you?
Exodus II
Flee with the nomads!
Groan past the pillars of salt
Don’t look back once.
Revelation III
Come, rest on this throne
Watch spiritless souls stagger
I am that I am.