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A Poem by Ookpik
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrVOcehCyCw&ab_channel=OgiTube

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Don't look too closely: 
Don't peel back the layers,
Chisel beyond the initial surface 
And apply one's analytics
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As though through a magnifying glass,
Through a loupe of 
Close criticality
Or through the needling dial of 
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A tightened microscope -
Of exact focus, 
Glaring clarity or the desperate,
Itching need 
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That might requisite 
A direct, and grueling  
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Scrutiny.
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All reason falls apart, all motive disassembled,
When looked at too closely -
When observed then for driving purpose, or with
Such unrelenting
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Importunity.
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Better to let laying beasts lie; better bliss 
Than to understand 
Beyond the initial allure and sentimental novelty
That is the resting appeal and deliberate preservation
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Of keeping a mystery,
a mystery.
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© 2023 Ookpik


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Ookpik
Ookpik

Yukon Territory, Canada



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