My Body Is Like Machu Picchu

My Body Is Like Machu Picchu

To those who are seeing for the first time,

Trekking breathlessly up its slopes,

Machu Picchu is a natural wonder

With its powerful waterfalls

Craggy overhangs and grassy resting spots

Wildlife bounding freely through

Breathtaking vistas

They are blind to any flaws

Novelty in this case is easy beauty

(love at first sight)

But can I,

Who live on this mountain,

Maintain my wonder and awe

For God’s great creation?

And allow others to marvel

Or just appreciate it

For its simultaneous simplicity

And grandeur?

And admire all subsequent sights?

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