The Stream
If one
Travels far enough
To before
The stream branches
You will see
You are but
A differentiation
Of the one stream
A branch
That may feed flowers
Or thorns
Upon its banks
That may be lush and green with life
Or apocalyptic and barren
Used for baptisms
Or drownings
To cleanse
Or destroy
To soothe
Or to trouble
Yet all are
The same water
From the one and only stream.
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