"The Strength of Weakness” by Richard Seymour
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Be wary of the very strong
And they shall become weak.
Be dismissed as being weak
And that shall be your strength.
Remember that the oceans place themselves
Below the land;
But all rivers flow into them.
And remember, too,
That water - the most Pliant of all substances -
Has shaped continents.
~Richard Seymour
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