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October 26, 2009

I close my eyes and I could be anywhere,
I open my mind and find you are here
I trust that you are living in everything,
everything’s always right here.

I close my eyes and I could be anyone,
I open my heart and find that I am
beginning to find myself in everything,
everyone thing that I am.

I close my eyes and I can see everything,
I open my mind and find you right here
I see that You are living in everyone,
Everything’s always right here.

I close my eyes and this could be everything,
I open my mind and all is right here
living inside a world that knows everything,
the world knows what I’m doing here.

I close my eyes and see you are everything,
everything is already here
I close my eyes and see you are everyone,
every one everywhere.

                            -Emily Stern
                              Israel, 5768

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