.
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Take the used-up heart like a pebble
and throw it far out.
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Soon there is nothing left.
Soon the last ripple exhausts itself
in the weeds.
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Returning home, slice onions, carrots, celery.
Glaze them in oil before adding
the lentils, water, and herbs.
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Then the roasted chestnuts, a little pepper, the salt.
Finish with goat cheese and parsley. Eat.
You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted.
Begin again the story of your life.
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~ Jane Hirshfield
from The Lives of the Heart
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