i am in love with this poem and its honesty.

[orangehut]

Resignation by Nikki GIovanni

I love you
because the Earth turns round the sun
because the North wind blows north
sometimes
because the Pope is Catholic
and most Rabbis Jewish
because winters flow into spring
and the air clears after a storm
because only my love for you
despite the charms of gravity
keeps me from falling off the Earth
into another dimension
I

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[commonrue]

she's amazing. did you ever have the chance to take a class with her? i like how this one is tricky...like, not as simple as it seems but also straighter than all the round edges in it...she does that a lot, i think.

[lucid_screamer]

i came across this a few months ago and had forgotten about it--thanks for reminding me about it :)

also, if you took a class with her i am way jealous.