each culture
sinks the other culture's ships
turning language into sediment,
history's end a convoluted series of nomadic events
trust language as if lies rich in words are not made from language
trust bodies as if pantomimes are not made to fool
religions remain history's tectonics as if language is not complicit
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cry as if pity is still around
make money as if exchange feels good
copulate as if to obey the law
smile as if to be sincere
the crying face that turns into a smile
learns to turn smiles into tears-
from the singular to the plural of humanity