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We are surrounded by the absurd excess of the universe. by meaningless bulk, vastness without size, power without consequence. the stubborn iteration that is present without being felt. nothing the spirit can marry. merely phenomenon and its physics. an endless, endless of going on. no habitat where the brain can recognize itself. no pertinence for the heart. helpless duplication.
-Jack Gilbert
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We Are Surrounded By The Absurd Excess

Jack Gilbert
We are surrounded by the absurd excess of the universe. by meaningless bulk, vastness without size, power without consequence. the stubborn iteration that is present without being felt. nothing the spirit can marry. merely phenomenon and its physics. an endless, endless of going on. no habitat where the brain can recognize itself. no pertinence for the heart. helpless duplication.
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