that which disturbs, irritates

out of this intrusion our natural defence

must be to create beauty

this irritation layered upon our minds

must drag out the lustre of the nacre

and repeatedly caress

layer upon layer

from every grain of sand, let beauty emerge

pearls from pain, washed by tears

this fragile beauty brings balance

becoming a catalyst to growth

allow the weeds of yesteryear

to become the flowers of indulgence

as a new wonderous life emerges

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