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Live at the Apex

Live at the Apex

An old note I've expanded upon a bit.

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Daniel Henderson
Oct 18, 2024
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photo of mountains and sky
Photo by Arto Marttinen on Unsplash

Always stand the tallest
you're able to and even then
don't stop trying to grasp newer
and further heights. You'll have all
the time to you need to be humble
six feet under within a lacquer 
you-sized box while thorns, 
maggots, and fossils 
become acclimated 
to the least important 
part of yourself 
you'll leave 
beh…

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