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How it happened
Was not complicated
You heard
You trusted
You stepped in

And then
A mark
Quiet
Inward
Not a certificate on the wall
A seal on the letter

And this is what I ask for you
Not more effort
Not longer lists
Not a heavier yoke
Better eyes

Because the treasure
Is not missing
It is unseen
The power is not withheld
It is unrecognized
Like an inheritance
In an unopened envelope

I do not hold the inheritance
Not yet
No one does
I hold a seal
A down payment
A promise
With a signature

A seal is not the treasure
But think
No one seals
An empty letter

You do not pray for open eyes
Over an empty room
You pray for open eyes
Because the room is full

So my prayer stays simple
Light
Falling on what
Was always there