My Word does not change 
Night into day. 
Neither does it 
Confirm the end of time. 
Character's are formed  
By the boundaries of words. 
And as boundless  
As they may be 
In the end  
They'll outlast you  
Long after the mind  
Has been silenced 
From view.
Cecelia Weir
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