Mary brought me the imperial city.
\nHer plate of shells
\ngathered from the shore.
\nI had no key to its gates,
\nI saw the quintessential point
\nof all centers.
\nWave after wave of horizons.
\nKelp, ice and mineral
\nin a city of life.
\nHugeness in the power of atoms.
\nA riptide tearing at my heart.
\nThe capital of the world
\nplaced before me
\nby one of its citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mary brought me the imperial city. Her plate of shells gathered from the shore. I had no key to its gates, I saw the quintessential…<\/p>\n