Giving Birth by Marcus Amaker do you remember when the earth was just a baby, settling in its skin, safe in the arms of mother nature with fire breathing from within. you were not shackled by time and life roamed around your heart with the weight of dinosaurs, leaving footprints in your lungs. and the first time you saw the sun you could barely breathe because the possibility of endless light planted a seed so you admire the strength of trees, who naturally grew into unwavering beauty, staring down the mouth of time. do you remember being 11 years old when your mother told you “birth is more painful than dying” and you burst with dreams without even trying, seeking light in your heart, where shadows now rest comfortably next to fear. but you come out of the woods clear, with nature’s breath under your tongue, and a weightless bliss, no longer scared of death.
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MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE People are the core of every business. Businesses are based on relationships, and relationships are ... MARCUS LEMONIS I don't distinguish the music I listen to from great music - it's just music. There shouldn&... MARCUS SAMUELSSON There shouldn't be an announcement that divides our food between what tastes good and what is go... MARCUS SAMUELSSON The Sixties are most generously described as a time when people took part - when they stepped out of... GREIL MARCUS