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I wish a gigantic crane

could lift the worries of the world

and not remain here

not become another weight

on the same tired earth

so humans could live light

feather light

free from the gravity of burdens

free from possessions

from the endless weight of wanting

living simply

calm as still water

nothing to show

nothing to prove

no identity to defend

no ego to polish

no silent fractures between hearts

no tension

no heat of comparison

only a wide breathing peace

I wish we could float in open air

talk with birds

welcome them into our homes

without teaching them fear

without the shadow of cages

a world where freedom

is an unnecessary word

because nothing is bound

no borders

no flags stitched into the soul

I belong to no nation

I am cosmopolitan

a quiet citizen of the cosmos

we all are

but the crane cannot carry it all

and it cannot stay

if it lifts

it must leave

rising with the weight

until both disappear

beyond sight

beyond reach

and still

something remains

a quiet burden

resting deep in the heart

not to be removed

not to be escaped

but to be held

to be shaped

because in that hidden place

we sculpt something beautiful

and slowly

without force

without flight

the soul grows light