think the way
water shapes the shoreline
carves canyon from fissure
and splits landmass into zones
practice the way
tree cells grow layer upon layer
forge the trunk from within
and tell virtues by its inner rings
trust the way
something unassailable evolves
like the crust unfolds its strength
and endures tensions and fractures
through movements below the earth’s surface
before a single mountain makes itself known
gaius kong, jan 1st 2017
