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Eternal emptiness opens
upon entrances. The sign says,
when entering into the tunnel,
Let the ladder lead!
We know, and
people are not afraid of falling;
it’s the being, stuck at a bottom,
which really, really hurts.

All ladders come attached
with such warning signs provided,
yet how, upon this rounded earth
swirling with activity
held together by a force of gravity,
does one discern directions;
are you for going up or down?
At least a sense of flatness
had given us the edge.

Let us re-read the instructions
carefully, when coming to;
conclusions are as endings
as the highest tip, that top of the rung
flipping over into the spoke of a wheel;
are you indeed for going up or down?

Let us see then!
What we have not yet found
at the bottom is the beginning;
the eternal confusion held
within the crux of a turn-around
hides the warning.
The sign simply says:
‘What goes around comes around’
and that would be the first step.
On any ladder?

Don’t take my word
for when eternal emptiness opens
nothing more could be said.